Are people becoming complacent now?

Londoners break social distancing with rally outside US embassy

Hundreds of Londoners defied coronavirus restrictions and rallied outside the US embassy in solidarity with protests raging across the United States over the death of an unarmed black man during an arrest.

The death of George Floyd in Minnesota has sparked five consecutive nights of often violent protests that resulted in National Guard troops patrolling majority US cities today.

The London protesters chanted "no justice, no peace" and held up "Black Lives Matter" signs outside the US embassy compound on the southern bank of the Thames.

A few hundred had earlier gathered in Trafalgar Square in the heart of London for a vigil that saw people kneel for nine minutes - the amount of time the policeman kneeled on Floyd's neck.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called footage of the incident "very distressing".

Was same in cardiff with demo.... as for tombstoning the idiots didnt learn anything from yesterday but what the fck was police and council doing to stop people going to beach (having an icecream) even though beach and rd closed...

Agree Allan Cardiff as well - The amount of people in London way more than Cardiff - FM no comment from him of yet .

Hes probably waiting again to see what boris will say!

If you're having a BBQ tomorrow, better bring your own chair

The Government's latest guidelines for lockdown have been released and have some rather odd quirks. For anyone hoping to sit down at any BBQs or garden gatherings from tomorrow, you'll have to bring your own chair or do without.

B.Y.O.C. ( Bring Your Own Chair )

If you're having a BBQ tomorrow, better bring your own chair

The Government's latest guidelines for lockdown have been released and have some rather odd quirks. For anyone hoping to sit down at any BBQs or garden gatherings from tomorrow, you'll have to bring your own chair or do without.

B.Y.O.C. ( Bring Your Own Chair )

It's a good idea! Read earlier that two Chinese people went to a church in Singapore showed absolutely no signs of corvid went home became ill days later tested positive.... no one at the service became ill but a lady at a later mass cought corvid without any contact except from the chair used by the couple earlier.. the implications for using public transport is frightening on this basis

If you're having a BBQ tomorrow, better bring your own chair

The Government's latest guidelines for lockdown have been released and have some rather odd quirks. For anyone hoping to sit down at any BBQs or garden gatherings from tomorrow, you'll have to bring your own chair or do without.

B.Y.O.C. ( Bring Your Own Chair )

It's a good idea! Read earlier that two Chinese people went to a church in Singapore showed absolutely no signs of corvid went home became ill days later tested positive.... no one at the service became ill but a lady at a later mass cought corvid without any contact except from the chair used by the couple earlier.. the implications for using public transport is frightening on this basis

I saw this too. I thought it was well known that virus remains on surfaces?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52840763

If you're having a BBQ tomorrow, better bring your own chair

The Government's latest guidelines for lockdown have been released and have some rather odd quirks. For anyone hoping to sit down at any BBQs or garden gatherings from tomorrow, you'll have to bring your own chair or do without.

B.Y.O.C. ( Bring Your Own Chair )

It's a good idea! Read earlier that two Chinese people went to a church in Singapore showed absolutely no signs of corvid went home became ill days later tested positive.... no one at the service became ill but a lady at a later mass cought corvid without any contact except from the chair used by the couple earlier.. the implications for using public transport is frightening on this basis

I saw this too. I thought it was well known that virus remains on surfaces?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52840763

our government were saying it quite a lot at the getgo… then stopped saying it after lockdown... now its back to covid only lasts minutes outside but can hang around much longer on surfaces indoors... my take on it has always been lock people in a house 24/7 and everyone is touching everything...the less your in there the less you touch and the less an infected person could spread.. which is why there have been so many same building multiple cases..?

In the UK, some have called for the current 2m distance to be reduced in an effort to allow more people into restaurants and shops when they reopen.

The World Health Organization's guidance - which is often cited by critics of the 2m rule - suggests people should stay only 1m apart.

The rules vary by country:

1m distancing rule - China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Singapore

1.4m - South Korea

1.5m - Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal

1.8m - US

2m - Canada, Spain, UK

Alok Sharma scouts out ways to reduce two-metre rule

The Business Secretary has begun discussions on social distancing with his Danish and Dutch counterparts as calls mount within Cabinet for the two metre rule to be reduced.

Amid warnings that tens of thousands of hospitality jobs could be lost or saved depending on whether the rule is relaxed, Alok Sharma has begun gathering evidence from abroad to see if it can be justified.

On Sunday Whitehall sources confirmed reports that Mr Sharma had begun conversations with officials in Denmark and Holland over the research used for their social distancing rules of one and 1½ metres respectively.

Denmark is believed to be of particular interest to ministers, having recently halved its social distancing rule from two metres to one as part of its roadmap out of lockdown.

The UK government is coming under increasing pressure from MPs and businesses to relax the 2m (6ft) rule for social distancing.

Trade body UK Hospitality insists the current separation rules would be impossible for bars and restaurants to follow, and the Financial Times is reporting that the "majority of the cabinet" supports a reduction.

The 2m distance is also one of the challenges schools face in reopening: head teachers and governors have said they lack the space to bring all pupils back.

But scientists continue to question whether a reduction would be safe, given how little is known about how far coronavirus can spread.

We still need to be VERY careful; the scientists are expecting a new 'spike' in Covid-19 in the autumn (November-ish) of this year

Isle of Man ends social distancing

The Government of the Isle of Man has announced it is removing social distancing restrictions from June 15.

The island is the first place in the British Isles to relax these measures.

The Government said:

The public will no longer be required to stay 2 meters away from other people
Businesses are no longer required to implement social distancing
Employees can now return to work as normal in most settings
Social distancing and PPE use will, however, remain a requirement in health and care environments, in care and residential homes and other environments that protect vulnerable people