Hugging friends and family will be allowed from May 17, Michael Gove declared today. Asked if that meant hugs will be allowed again from around May 17, he said: 'Yes.' Mr Gove said he was 'genuinely worried' about Indian coronavirus variants and whether they might take hold in the UK. Mr Johnson said last week that tracking of the Indian variant will be 'absolutely ruthless'. Public Health England has divided the Indian variant into three sub-types because they aren't identical.

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2021 08:55 UTC