British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that pubs, restaurants and hotels could reopen in England early next month when the social distancing rule is relaxed to one metre providing "mitigations" were in place.

Britain's economy has been hammered by the lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 and although non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen last week, many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sectors, have remained closed.

By relaxing the rule on social distancing from two metres to one metre as long as they took mitigation such as wearing of masks and the use of protective screens, Johnson said many businesses could reopen from July 4.

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