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More on the review into the 2m rule in the United Kingdom, PA reports that government ministers are working with the hospitality sector to draw up guidelines that could include encouraging pubgoers to order drinks using an app, instead of crowding around the bar.
Boris Johnson earlier flagged that it was his intention that schoolchildren should be able to return to school five days a week in England in September.
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In the UK, the BBC reports that the government review of the two metre social distancing rule will be concluded “within the coming days”.
Prime minister Boris Johnson commissioned the review on Sunday, saying there was a “margin for manoeuvre” in the 2m rule, which requires people to stand 2m apart in public spaces and workplaces. The United States, for example, sets the distance at six feet, or 1.8m, and in Australia, Germany, Greece, Italy, and some other European countries the gap is 1.5m. The World Health Organisation recommends a minimum distance of at least 1m.
