In Lockdown Easing, UK’s Johnson Says Groups of 6 Can Meet

In Lockdown Easing, UK’s Johnson Says Groups of 6 Can Meet
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street, during the weekly "Clap for our Carers", in London, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
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LONDON—Outdoor gatherings of six people from different households will be allowed from next week as part of another easing of the CCP virus lockdown in England, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on May 28.

But the government’s chief scientific adviser cautioned that Britain was at a “fragile” point in its fight against the virus, with some 2,000 new infections still being reported each day.