From today, people in England can eat a meal inside a restaurant and meet up in larger groups both indoors and outdoors. Boris Johnson hailed a “considerable step on the road back to normality” as he confirmed further lockdown restrictions would be eased today.
Venues such as cinemas, museums, theatres and concert halls can now open their doors, while a ban on holidays has been lifted.
Secondary school pupils will no longer be told to wear face masks in class and communal areas, and university students will return to campus for in-person lectures.
The “stay in the UK” restriction will lift and people will be able to travel to “green list” countries without having to quarantine, provided they take one post-arrival test.
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