England’s ‘One Metre Rule’ May Be Scrapped on June 21: Boris Johnson

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigns on behalf of Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer (unseen) in Hartlepool, northeast England on May 3, 2021. Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images

There is a “good chance” that England’s “one metre plus” COVID-19 social distancing rule can be scrapped on June 21, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

“I think we’ve got a good chance, a good chance of being able to dispense with the one metre plus,” Johnson told reporters during a campaign visit to Hartlepool, referring to the social distancing rules currently in force in England.