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Coronavirus Pandemic In London

A man wearing a face mask fills a bottle with hand sanitiser at a 'hand washing station' manned by a pair of 'social distancing ambassadors' in Leicester Square in London, England, on June 23, 2020. The stations, set to run for the next several months at least, represent a joint initiative by business alliance Heart of London, waste management firm Veolia and Westminster City Council. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that the next stage of lockdown easing in England would proceed on schedule, with pubs, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers, theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries, libraries, theme parks and zoos allowed to reopen from July 4. The two-metre social distancing rule is also to be halved from the same date, with people encouraged to take additional mitigation actions, such as wearing face coverings, when close together. The change, to what is being dubbed 'one-metre plus', is seen as key to the survival of the hospitality sector. (Photo by David Cliff/NurPhoto)