British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the falling numbers of coronavirus cases has given his government "more margin for manoeuvre" in easing the two-metre social-distancing rule.
Mr Johnson, who has ordered a "comprehensive" review of the regulation in England, said "probably" fewer than one in 1,000 people now had the virus, meaning the chances of coming in contact with someone who was infected were increasingly remote.
Earlier Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said the review would look at the issue "in the round", drawing on advice from economists as well as the Government's scientific and medical advisers.