‘Can’t afford to ignore the evidence’: PM Johnson postpones next stage of easing lockdown rules as UK infection rate grows

An alarming increase in coronavirus

An alarming increase in coronavirus cases has forced UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to abruptly halt the next phase of lifting the lockdown restrictions, planned on Saturday.

“On Saturday August 1, you’ll remember, we had hoped to reopen a number of the higher-risk settings that had remained closed, and today I’m saying we’re postponing those changes for at least a fortnight,” Johnson said.

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