Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms the next planned relaxation of coronavirus rules will be delayed because of the spread of the Delta variant.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, a decision he said will save thousands of lives as the government speeds up its vaccination drive.
He said that by July 19, two-thirds of the adult population will have been double-vaccinated, including everyone over the age of 50, and that everyone over the age of 18 will have been offered a jab, earlier than the previous target of the month’s end. The gap between the two doses for over-40s is also being reduced to eight weeks from 12 to provide the maximum protection against the variant sooner.
A delay is a particularly bitter pill for nightclubs, as they have not been allowed to reopen since March 2020. “We must acknowledge the pain felt by businesses in hospitality, leisure and live events,” said the CBI’s director-general, Tony Danker. “At best they’re operating with reduced capacity hitting revenues, and at worst, some aren’t open at all.”
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