The Daily Express writes that obligatory face masks and limits on gatherings will be axed on 19 July, with the PM saying: “If we can’t reopen our society in the next few weeks… when will we?”
The prime minister said the country must use the “firebreak” of the summer holidays to lift all remaining social distancing rules despite predictions from scientists that it will cause a new rise in hospital admissions and deaths, The Times writes.
Boris Johnson will revoke hundreds of coronavirus regulations and make England the most unrestricted society in Europe from 19 July, The Guardian writes.
The i also leads on the upcoming scrapping of most remaining COVID regulations, but points out that scientists are urging the public to still wear masks in crowded indoor spaces.
Metro reports that Boris Johnson has taken a bold gamble by declaring the last lockdown restrictions will lift on 19 July – even though daily COVID cases will rise and more people will die.
The Financial Times reports that Boris Johnson is pushing ahead with the removal of almost all remaining coronavirus restrictions in England on 19 July.