People will be allowed to make their own decisions about what is safe, rather than the behaviour being determined by law.
From July 19th, the British will celebrate “Freedom Day”.
The Prime Minister said that “We have to learn to live with the virus” but stressed the need to “be careful”.
Boris will also announce on July 12, the measures that will replace the quarantine of fully vaccinated travelers returning from countries on the amber list such as Spain.
Johnson assured that “there will be a strong recovery, due to the country’s strategy and advances in vaccination, noting that the UK has the highest proportion of the population vaccinated of any country in Europe except Malta.”
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Changes from July 19th
- Boris announced the end of limits on participation in weddings and funerals.
- All legal limits for internal and external meetings will be removed.
- Bar and restaurant table service rules and onsite check-in requirements will be dropped.
- The limits on named visitors in homes will be lifted.
- Nightclubs will reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic, while bar drinks will return to boost the hospitality industry.
- Social distancing requirements, including the 1 million+ rule, prevented many sites from operating at full capacity during the pandemic.
People will be allowed to make their own decisions about what is safe, rather than the behaviour being determined by law.
