Boris Johnson Ends ‘Our Long National Hibernation’

British prime minister Boris Johnson has all but ended his country’s lockdown after deciding coronavirus infection rates are now low enough to justify relaxing social distancing measures, the Times of London reports.

The British prime minister said people in England will no longer have to stay two meters apart—instead Johnson has introduced a new “one-meter plus” rule to help pubs take in more drinkers.

Said Johnson: “Our long national hibernation is coming to an end.”