Why is England’s Covid lockdown now delayed from June 21? Everything we know about the roadmap

Why is England’s Covid lockdown now delayed from June 21? Everything we know about the roadmap

Boris Johnson is set to tell the country on Monday that it is too risky to proceed with lifting Covid restrictions on June 21. The Prime Minister is considering a delay to reopening of up to four weeks after a surge in cases of the Indian variant . Britain on Friday recorded the highest number of cases since February 26 and infections have risen 58.1 per cent week on week. A four-week delay could now pushing the reopening date back to July 19. Masks and social distancing are set to continue - and there is to be no green light for larger weddings. Here is everything we know. Why is there a delay? The Prime Minister has faced growing pressure to push ahead with the reopening on June 21, despite cases of the Indian variant doubling every 4.5 days in some areas of England . The news of the delay came as cases appear to have trebled in the past week in the UK, from 12,431 to 42,323, since the introduction of the new variant. A further extension to the restrictions currently in place would see businesses such as nightclubs remain closed. Nearly six million people are being urged to