Mask wearing to become voluntary in all settings and social distancing rules will be scrapped, UK media reports
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Robert Jenrick, the UK’s communities secretary suggested that coronavirus control measures in England such as the legal requirement to wear face coverings in enclosed public settings would be left up to personal choice after the final stage of the road map, giving weight to reports (see previous post) that a number of requirements are to be scrapped.
The Conservative politician told Sky News’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday programme:
Like many people, I want to get away from these restrictions as quickly as I possibly can and we don’t want them to stay in place for a day longer than is necessary.
I think we are going to now move into a period where there won’t be legal restrictions, the state won’t be telling you what to do, but you will want to exercise a degree of personal responsibility and judgment - different people will come to different conclusions on things like masks, for example.
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In England, there has been a lot of debate about what the rules will/should look like from 19 July, the date set for the final easing of restrictions, with plenty of speculation that some would remain in place. However, a report in the Sunday Times, quoting a government source, says:
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