Ministers plan to end social distancing in England on 19 July

Ministers plan to end social distancing in England on 19 July Ministers are planning to remove all mandatory mask and social distancing restrictions in England on 19 July, but national guidance may still encourage caution in high-risk areas such as public transport.

A number of key scientific advisers including England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and the government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, are said to be behind ministers’ plans to lift restrictions, though they have cautioned that the NHS may come under pressure in the winter. The Guardian

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• Hospital surfaces are not likely to be contaminated with COVID-19 The Daily Mail
• 'Millions' of Covid cases missed because of NHS' narrow symptom list The Daily Mail
• A QUARTER of hospitalized men with COVID-19 end up in ICUs compared to a fifth of women The Daily Mail
• Can we now live with the coronavirus? There are still no easy answers | Devi Sridhar The Guardian
• Not enough evidence to back Covid jabs for children, says UK expert  The Guardian