New rules for shopping in Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Aldi from July 19

Boris Johnson confirmed yesterday that the final stage of his roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead on July 19. Among the restrictions being removed are the face mask and social distancing requirements. However, the Prime Minister has urged the public to proceed with caution as the country could see an increase in Covid infections, hospitalisations and deaths as restrictions are relaxed.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that although face masks are not going to be compulsory, people are still expected to wear them in enclosed or crowded spaces out of respect for others.

This also applies to supermarkets as they will not be legally required to enforce any face mask measure from July 19, but chains will be able to decide for themselves if they want to introduce their own regulations for customers and staff.