Boris Johnson cautious on easing lockdown restrictions in June
UK recorded no new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday for the first time since the pandemic began
02 June 2021 - 17:19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated his government remains on course to lift lockdown restrictions in June, a day after the UK recorded no new Covid-19 deaths for the first time since the pandemic began.
“I can see nothing in the data at the moment that means we cannot go ahead” with the fourth and final stage of unlocking the economy in England on June 21, Johnson said on Wednesday. “But we’ve got to be so cautious,” he warned, given the recent rise in infections...
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