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World Business Report: First broadcast 19/07/2021 00:06 GMT : Covid rules ease in England

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Covid rules ease in England

First broadcast 19/07/2021 00:06 GMT 

First broadcast 19/07/2021 00:06 GMT : Covid rules ease in England

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Covid rules ease in England

Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact lift

From 00:00 BST Monday, there will be no limits on how many people can meet or attend events, nightclubs can reopen, and table service will not be necessary in pubs and restaurants. And responsibility for ensuring people take precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus while out shopping will be passed to owners of stores, but the fear is that shop workers face a bigger risk of getting infected as we hear from Andrew Goodacre, Chief Executive of the British Independent Retailers Association. So will people still wear masks now that it's no longer legally required? We get analysis from Doctor Katie Attwell, a vaccination, social science and policy expert at the University of Western Australia.OPEC and its allies, like Russia, have agreed to increase production from next month, aiming to keep a lid on rising crude prices, which could undermine economic recovery; independent economist Michael Hughes tells us whether these aims are likely to be achieved. China is banning the construction of very tall skyscrapers, after a 70 storey building in Shenzhen started to wobble; we get analysis from the BBC's Kerry Allen. Plus Dr David Whitehouse, a scientist and author of Space 2069, tells us about the influence of NASA'a shuttle project on companies investing in space travel. (Picture of a crowded bar, Picture credit, Getty Images).

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