Britain on course to lift COVID restrictions on July 19, Johnson says
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LONDON: Britain is on course to be able to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, in his most confident statement yet that what has been dubbed "Freedom Day" will take place as planned.
Johnson, whose government is again under fire after the resignation of his health minister Matt Hancock for breaking the restrictions, had hoped to unlock Britain's economy last week. But with coronavirus cases rising, driven largely by the more transmissible Delta variant, the government postponed the date until July 19.More Related News