The easing of lockdown to be delayed by four weeks

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The last few coronavirus rules will stay in place in England for another four weeks after the planned 21 June unlocking.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that more time needed to combat the Delta variant and allow more people to be vaccinated.

No 10 says it is confident there is going to be no need for further delay or for new restrictions to be imposed and said that was born out by the modelling, which suggested hospitalisations could be reduced significantly by the additional vaccines.

These moves delay the lifting of all remaining restrictions until Monday July 19, and although the next bit of data will be reviewed after two weeks. No 10 says it expected that restrictions won't change either way.

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On 14 June, 7,742 new cases and 3 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported across the UK.

41,698,429 people have now received the first dose of a #vaccine. 29,973,779 have received a 2nd dose.

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Everyone across Greater Manchester will have their thoughts on this. Outside of our area, this is one of the strongest comments. 

Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for  Brighton Pavilion, said: "This will be so disappointing to many but is both necessary & inevitable because of ministers' complacency & incompetence over the Delta variant - this delay is entirely of their making.

"Essential that businesses which lose out are properly supported."

It has since been announced that there will be no changes” to the government's furlough scheme or other economic support despite a four-week delay on lockdown easing.

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, responded with the following tweet:



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