(Image: Getty Images)The exception is in Leicester, where current rules on shielding will remain due to a local lockdown. (Image: Getty Images)From Monday 6 July, there are two major changes for all 2.2million people who are shielding in England. Firstly, people who are shielding are able to join gatherings of up to six people outdoors. One of the two households - the shielded household - must be a "single-adult" household. The UK government only has the power to make shielding rules for England because it's a devolved power in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: Daily Mirror July 05, 2020 06:00 UTC