U.K. Will ‘Open Up' From July 4

PM Boris Johnson has allowed the reopening of bars, restaurants, hotels and cinema halls

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Pubs in England will reopen on July 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, as he unveiled an easing of the coronavirus lockdown for hospitality, culture and tourism.

The move comes as part of the next phase of the government's reopening plan, which will allow cinemas, museums and galleries to open again to the public after three months.

Restaurants, hotels, bed and breakfast (B&B) and self-catering accommodation as well as campsites have also been given the green light to reopen, as have shuttered barbers and hairdressers.

But Johnson said all would have to comply with measures to cut close-contact transmission of the virus, even as the number of new cases and deaths declines.