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Most restrictions in England to be lifted next week

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British health minister Sajid Javid urged people to show caution when nearly all the remaining Covid-19 restrictions are lifted in England next week, saying an increase in cases underlined that the pandemic was by no means over.

England will be the first nation in Britain to lift the legal requirement to wear masks and for people to socially distance from 19 July, Mr Javid announced.

But what was once billed as "freedom day" is now being treated with greater wariness by the British government after a surge in cases and fears that there could be as many as 100,000 new infections a day over the summer.

Mr Javid announced to parliament that the four conditions to relax strict curbs on behaviour had been met, but also urged people to act

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