Impact of lockdown relaxation and implementation of the face-covering policy on mental health: A United Kingdom COVID-19 study

Table 1 Lockdown relaxations in the United Kingdom

Date	Policy changes
July 4, 2020	2-metre distance rule was dropped
	Members of two different households have been able to drink or dine together
	Households will be able to host visitors, including overnight, and to meet with members of different households, on different occasions – including in a pub, restaurant or hotel, for example
	To reopen pubs, campsites, hairdressers, and churches. All these venues will be expected to collect and keep the contact details of visitors, so they can be traced in the event of a local outbreak of the virus
	Theatres and concert halls will also be able to reopen but they cannot host live performances because of concerns including the risk that singing can transmit the virus
July 24, 2020	Face mask has become compulsory in shops