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Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

by Jill Lawless
| July 5, 2021 10:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.

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