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Neil Shaw

New Covid slogan as Government dumps Hands, Face, Space

The Government is to drop the Hands, Face, Space slogan and replace it with a new mantra designed for lockdown lifting, according to reports.

Boris Johnson has used short slogans throughout the Covid campaign to get across key messages.

The move started with the launch of the first lockdown when the Prime Minister told everyone to: "Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives".

On May 10 last year the message switched from Stay Home to "Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives"

That was later replaced with Hands, Face, Space - reminding people to wash their hands regularly, cover their faces in public and endure social distancing.

But the rules on masks and distancing in England have been scrapped in the latest round of lockdown lifting from July 19.

The Times reports that ministers are set to urge people to “keep life moving” this summer as the “hands, face, space” slogan will be dumped.

It comes as positive cases of Covid continue to soar with 46,558 new infections recorded on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of cases seen every day this month.

The figures are the highest tallies since January when the nation was put into lockdown.

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