Plans to lift the last Covid-19 restrictions in England have been delayed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. All three found that a delay would lower the peak of a new wave fuelled by the Delta variant. READ | Delta virus variant affecting UK, US doubles hospitalisation risk, data says. SPI-M-O will make fresh projections before July 19 when the full reopening is now expected to take place, with Johnson saying that he does not want to delay reopening again. Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of applied statistics at The Open University, said the delay would buy time to learn more about the Delta variant, and get more shots in arms.

Source: News 24 June 15, 2021 15:56 UTC