ITV News published this video item, entitled “Covid: Hugs and holidays back on the menu in England but people warned to be cautious | ITV News” – below is their description.
After months of lockdown, life as we used to know it came a big step closer.
Pubs and restaurants threw open their doors and families threw open their arms for emotional hugs they’ve stored up for more than a year.
You don’t even have to put up with the weather anymore – early this morning the first flights packed with sunseekers left dreary skies behind.
Today’s great re-opening across England, Scotland and Wales doesn’t quite have the celebratory feel it might have done a week ago, the rise of the so-called Indian variant prompting calls for caution and concern about the road ahead.
There’s no doubting though, that for many it’s been a day to savour.
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