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Lifting lockdown: the City’s future in six charts

Restaurant bookings and Tube travel are up, but so are coronavirus cases in London

While lockdown left Tube carriages empty, more City workers are resuming their commutes
While lockdown left Tube carriages empty, more City workers are resuming their commutes Photo: AFP/ Getty Images

Social distancing restrictions will be lifted, masks will no longer be required indoors, and the government will no longer advise people to work from home on 19 July, as England reaches what is being dubbed Freedom Day.

As the City prepares to test its hybrid working plans, with workers splitting their time between the office and their homes, Financial News takes a look at the latest statistics in public health, transport and leisure activities to see how the Square Mile has changed, and where it might be heading next.

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