Outdoor markets and car showrooms across England can reopen from 1 June and all other non-essential retail, including high street shops, department stores and shopping centres, from 15 June “once they are Covid-19 secure and can show customers will be kept safe”, prime minister Boris Johnson has said.
Speaking at the daily 10 Downing Street coronavirus briefing, the prime minister said the moves were “careful and deliberate steps on the road to rebuilding our country” and would be dependent on meeting the government’s five tests for getting control over the disease.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, along with Premier Jason Kenney, provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 situation. It was announced that the province has ordered all non-essential businesses to close due to the pandemic.
The provincial government announced some big changes Friday as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 542 in Alberta.
Kenney said the restriction on mass gatherings was being tightened. People can no longer gather in groups of under 50; they must be smaller than 15. That includes indoor and outdoor events, the premier said, like weddings and funerals. He also stressed the two-metre social distancing rule must be observed.
