The final easing of lockdown measures in England is still set for 19 July, the new health secretary has said.He said that while cases were rising, the number of deaths "remains mercifully low".
Addressing the House of Commons for the first time as health secretary, Mr Javid added that the government was aiming for "around two thirds of all adults in this country" to have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine by 19 July.according to new analysis fromThe end of England's lockdown was originally scheduled for 21 June, but was pushed back by four weeks with the promise of a review after two. Mr Javid's update marks the end of that review.
The new health secretary is clearly confident that all remaining restrictions can be lifted then. The next two weeks will prove whether that faith is misplaced or not.He replied that it was certainly the government's intention to "remove restrictions" - but whether that would be all or just some, he added: "As we follow the data in the coming days, we will set out more in due course.
"So what is he going to do to push infections down? Vaccinations will do it eventually but not in the next four weeks." And while legal restrictions might end and closed businesses might re-open on 19 July, Mr Javid was less forthcoming on exactly when the paraphernalia of the pandemic - the masks, the apps, the contact tracing - will finally be consigned to the past.were "very likely" to be able to return to "pretty much life before Covid" on 19 July.
A further three deaths within 28 days of a positive test have been reported in the UK. There tend to be fewer deaths reported on Mondays, due to a reporting lag over the weekend.
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