oris Johnson is set to announce an end to compulsory social distancing and mask wearing later today as he lays out the final stages of the roadmap out of Covid-19 restrictions in England.
Meanwhile, Newcastle has become the area of England with the highest rate of new cases of Covid-19, with the North East overtaking the North West as the nation’s main coronavirus hotspot
In the US, President Joe Biden has celebrated the nation’s 245th birthday by opening the doors of the White House and calling on Americans to do their part to end the Covid-19 pandemic once and for all.
“It’s the most patriotic thing you can do,” Mr Biden said of getting vaccinated.
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Commons Transport Committee fears losing public transport services over ‘mixed messages’
Chairman of the Commons Transport Committee Huw Merriman said that he feared losing public transport services over “mixed messages” on whether a face covering is required or not.
He told BBC Radio 4’s World at One: “The vaccine rollout and the vaccine distribution is…
