A man wearing a protective face mask is seen in Tooting, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , London, Britain, May 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
But sales at stalls were slow and some schools had half-empty classrooms due to lingering fears that a virus that has officially killed 38,500 people in Britain — and probably thousands more — was still circulating. But a survey conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research found that primary school leaders expect about half the families to keep their children home.
The House of Commons returns from a break on Tuesday, and Johnson’s minister for parliament, Jacob Rees-Mogg, wants MPs to start voting in person again, instead of remotely.But critics of the easing believe the so-called R rate of transmission — estimated nationally at between 0.7 and 0.9 — was still dangerously close to the 1.0 figure above which the virus’ spread grows.
London’s Metropolitan Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh said current rules such as those allowing people to gather in groups of six in England were unenforceable.The Daily TelegraphEnglish parks and beaches have been inundated with people over two successive weekends during what meteorologists said was the driest May in more than 100 years.
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