From July 4, drinkers can reconnect at the pub, families can reunite and people will be able to stay at hotels and holiday in England. Hairdressers have also been given to the green light as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the “national hibernation” was ending on Tuesday.
Mr Johnson acknowledged the fight was “far from over”, but said “life is returning to our streets”.
Where the two-metre rule cannot be applied, it will be replaced with a “one metre-plus” measure.
People would still need to socially distance and stay alert when around other people.
Mr Johnson said “difficult judgments” had to be made and “every step is scrupulously weighed against the evidence”.
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Hairdressers open: When will hair salons reopen? Date announced
How will hairdressers work after lockdown?
Hairdressers have not been allowed to operate for three months.
But the wait is nearly over for those in desperate need of a hair cut.
The Prime Minister Boris gave permission for hair salons and barbers in England to reopen from Saturday July 4.
On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock joked “the nation needs a haircut”.
Hairdressers have welcomed plans to relax the two-metre social distancing rule in England.
Hairdressers will likely be wearing plastic visors, “personal protection packs” and a ban on magazines.
The workers will also have to wear full-face plastic visors and customers will have to make appointments.
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Equipment used at the salon will be disinfected more frequently.
Staff have also been encouraged to cut down on small talk in a bid to avoid potentially infectious droplets spreading between stylists and their customers.
Guidance issued by the National Hair and Beauty Federation says chat is to be “kept to a minimum”.
In addition, styles and colouring should be decided by using the mirror rather than face-to-face.
What can reopen from July 4?
As long as the following businesses are COVID-19 secure, they can reopen from July 4:
- Hotels, hostels bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartments or homes, cottages or bungalows, campsites, caravan parks or boarding houses
- Places of Worship
- Libraries
- Community Centres
- Restaurants, Cafes and Workplace Canteens
- Bars
- Pubs
- Cinemas
- Bingo Halls
- Theatres and concert halls, but no live music
- Museums and galleries
- Hair salons and barbers
- Outdoor playgrounds
- Outdoor gyms
- Funfairs, theme parks and adventure parks and activities
- Amusement arcades
- Outdoor skating rinks
- Other indoor leisure centres or facilities, including indoor games, recreation and entertainment venues
- Social Clubs
- Model villages
- Indoor attractions at aquariums, zoos, safari parks, farms, wildlife centres and any place where animals are exhibited to the public as an attraction
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