Cover Your Face and Adapt for the Long Haul: U.K.’s Johnson
- Households might be allowed to mix in ‘bubbles’ as rules ease
- Premier says he hopes to reopen schools, stores from June 1
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Britons should wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces and prepare for the new normal to last a year or more, Boris Johnson’s government said as it published a road map for the national recovery from coronavirus.
With scientists confident levels of infection are falling across the country, the prime minister is attempting the balancing act of reopening the economy without causing a new spike of cases. The difficulty and dangers involved were reinforced by statistics showing construction workers -- one of the groups Johnson has urged to return to work -- have one of the highest rates of death from the virus.