Boris Johnson Confirms England’s COVID-19 Lockdown to Be Eased Further Next Week

Boris Johnson Confirms England’s COVID-19 Lockdown to Be Eased Further Next Week
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual press conference to announce changes to lockdown rules in England at Downing Street, London, on May 10, 2021. Dan Kitwood-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday that the third step of the roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown can go ahead, which will allow people in England to hug loved ones, dine in restaurants, and go on holiday abroad from May 17.

Earlier, the chief medical officers of the UK’s four nations agreed to lower the country’s COVID-19 alert level from level four to level three, allowing social distancing rules and other CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions to be gradually loosened.