“From Monday next week, from May 17, England will begin to operate the third degree of coronavirus restrictions instead of the fourth, and, therefore, the hospitality sector (hotels, restaurants, tourist facilities) will be able to receive customers indoors.
Also, the current “rule of six” now applies to visits and meetings in the premises, ”RIA Novosti quoted Johnson as saying.
Johnson thanked the people of the country for following the government's recommendations.
He also noted the success of mass vaccination of the population against coronavirus.
Earlier it was reported that medical authorities in the UK have reduced the level of coronavirus threat.