After 17 months of empty dance floors, the country s nightclubs are reopening with a bang.
Beginning Monday (local time), face masks will no longer be legally required, and with social distancing rules shelved, there will be no more limits on people attending theater performances or big events.
People queue up for the Egg nightclub in London, after the final legal coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England at midnight. (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)(AP)
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Public health officials fear the celebrations could trigger a major hangover, as more social mixing drives up Britain s already-surging coronavirus infection rates.
From London to Liverpool, thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at Freedom Day parties after midnight Sunday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are to be scrapped. Nightclubs, which have been shuttered since March 2020, can finally reopen.
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