Covid: Boris Johnson to announce whether 21 June easing to go ahead
Rising infections in the UK are being driven by the Delta variant, first identified in India, which now accounts for 90% of infections.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show it was "clear" the UK would have "a substantial third wave of infections" but the question was how this would translate into hospital admissions. That much can be seen from how quickly infection levels are rising. The trajectory we are on means we could see January levels of infection by the end of July.
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