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Restrictions To Remain In Place In England, Partly Due To Delta Variant

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Restrictions were due to be lifted on 21st June

Senior UK Ministers are expected to postpone the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions in England.

It's believed the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will delay reopening for four weeks, partly due to a rise in cases of the Delta variant.

Restrictions were due to be lifted on June 21st.

Junior UK Health Minister Edward Argar, says the quicker people are vaccinated there, the better:

It means the rules currently in place will remain in force until the middle of July.

Sky's Political Correspondent Jon Crain says it will cause a lot of frustration there:

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