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Lockdowns worldwide are easing restrictions in attempts to reopen economies and “learn to live with the virus” as our president keeps saying.
It might be called the United Kingdom, but the lockdown regulations in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland differ significantly, with each making their own rules.
England started easing up on things earlier in June, with Boris Johnson announcing that people would be allowed to visit each other and stay the night, provided the people they were meeting up with were within carefully considered “support bubbles”.
Since then, the government has been reviewing lockdown regulations, recently releasing a comprehensive list of what the English can and can’t do moving forward.
The list of things that are now permissible from July 4, via Sky News:
This adds to an already extensive list of activities allowed during the lockdown including sports like tennis and football, the return to work of nannies and childminders, and of course, the support bubble which could be formed with other families and friends.
More on that here, before we go into what you can’t do in England, per The Telegraph:
Johnson is expected to announce more changes later this week, including “air bridges” with a few countries that will allow people to take overseas holidays.
Those breaking England’s lockdown rules will have to cough up a £100 fine, and repeat offenders will see the fine double for each subsequent breach to a maximum of £3 200.
Considering the scope of what they’re allowed to do, compared to South Africa, keeping up with regulations shouldn’t be that hard.
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