THE END of lockdown could be delayed past June 21 because of the spread of the Indian variant, a Cabinet minister has warned. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng admitted No 10 “can’t gua…
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He added: "As of today I can assure people there's nothing in the data that said to me we should move the date. The caveat is the data can change. “The numbers of cases is a matter of concern but what does give me some confidence is the fact the vaccine seems to be working.“The other thing thats very helpful and encouraging is the number of hospitalisations and fatalities is considerably lower than it was just two months ago.
The top prof said as a result the full reopening may have to wait until a higher proportion of the population are fully vaccinated. "There's a good argument for caution until such a time as we've got a much higher proportion of the population double vaccinated."'GHASTLY' ENDBoy, 18, charged with conspiracy to murder after BLM activist shot in the headHow William rose above Harry's attacks to monarch in the makingHe added: "It is a trade off, it's a difficult trade off to make and it's up to our politicians to make that trade off.