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Boris Johnson Says He Wants To Relax 2 Meter Physical Distance Rule | News from the world
Boris Johnson said he wanted to reduce the 2-meter rule for physical distance despite the government’s chief medical officer who said he should stay put for the duration of the epidemic.
The Prime Minister issued an optimistic note that the lock would be eased after requests from Conservative MPs for a review of the 2-meter rule to help pubs, restaurants, cafes and other places reopen profitably.
We are witnessing continued falls from this disease, death, incidents, he said at the daily press conference at Downing Street. That is why we have been able to take the very careful measures that we have.
We want to take additional steps to unblock our society and try to get back to normal. Finally, I would like to do things like reducing the 2 meter rule, for example.
However, Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific adviser, and Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical adviser, took a much more cautious tone, stressing that the UK had to move very slowly given the rate of infection current.