England is on course for the reopening of shops, pubs and restaurants on April 12, the chief scientific adviser has said. Sir Patrick Vallance said that “so far everything is heading in the right direction” for the next stage of easing lockdown restrictions. SponsoredBoris Johnson said that he was “hopeful” that this would be the final lockdown, but did not rule out implementing another if cases rise. He said: “I’m hopeful, I don’t see anything in the data right now that would cause us to deviate from the roadmap. But we’ve got to remain humble in the face of nature and we’ve got to be prepared to do whatever it takes to protect the British public.”Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, said that a

Source: The Times March 29, 2021 18:00 UTC