Britain Delays Plans to Lift COVID-19 Lockdowns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed plans to lift coronavirus restrictions by a month because of the highly contagious Delta variant, first identified in India. 

Johnson said on Monday that restrictions will now be lifted on July 19 instead of June 21.   "I think it is sensible to wait just a little longer," he told a news conference in London.  Johnson said he is confident that the country will be able to reopen on July 19, noting that by then two-thirds of the British population are expected to be fully vaccinated.