U.K.’s Johnson Likely to Delay Final Stage of Covid Reopening
- Prime Minister due to say Monday whether June 21 plan proceeds
- Ministers weigh different lengths of delay, lifting some curbs
Boris Johnson departs 10 Downing Street in London.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to delay the final stage of pandemic lockdown easing in England, in a blow to hospitality and entertainment businesses that want to see social-distancing rules dropped.
Johnson is due to announce on Monday whether he will lift remaining curbs, imposed in January to contain a wave of infections, on June 21.