Pub reopening: Matt Hancock hints Brits must REGISTER for their pints

MATT HANCOCK has suggested Britons might have to register to go to the pub as the Government is looking into reducing the two-metre rule.

Drinkers at pubs and bars in England may have to leave their names and contact details in a guest book so they can be swiftly traced if they come into contact with a punter who tests positive for coronavirus. Officials are understood to be looking at the measure in order to fulfill the ambition of reopening the hospitality sector as early as July 4 and aid the NHS test and trace programme.

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