Boris Johnson has reportedly asked for a comprehensive review of the two-metre rule over fears keeping it in place could cost million of jobs.
As well as scientific advisers, the Prime Minister is seeking advice from behavioural scientists and economists, the Mail on Sunday reports.
Mr Johnson faces mounting pressure from Tory MPs and the pub trade, who say they'll go bust if the social distancing rule isn't cut to 1.5m or 1m by the time pubs start reopening on July 4.
That's despite warnings from scientists that cutting the distance significantly increases the risk of spreading the deadly disease.