U.K.’s Johnson Warns Covid Cases Rising Before Lockdown Decision
- Premier says government will be guided by data on easing rules
- New cases up 7,540 on Wednesday, the most since late February
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a warning about rising coronavirus infections, after daily cases increased by more than 7,000 less than a week before he is due to decide whether to further ease lockdown rules.
Ministers and officials will assess how much the vaccine rollout “has built up enough protection in the population in order for us to go ahead to the next stage,” Johnson told broadcasters on Wednesday. “There are arguments being made one way or the other, but we’ll be driven by the data.”