LONDON — The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions can be lifted this month was looking “very positive,” Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Sunday.
“It will be a different period where we as private citizens make these judgments rather than the government telling you what to do,” Jenrick told Sky News.
Legal lockdown restrictions are due to be removed on July 19 under the government’s road map and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out details about the final stage of easing in England in the coming days, Jenrick said.
Asked if he would stop wearing a face mask if permitted, he …
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