{"id":268465,"date":"2021-06-07T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/u-k-may-delay-final-lockdown-easing-as-covid-19-infections-rise\/"},"modified":"2021-06-07T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T12:44:00","slug":"u-k-may-delay-final-lockdown-easing-as-covid-19-infections-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/u-k-may-delay-final-lockdown-easing-as-covid-19-infections-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  U.K. may delay final lockdown easing as COVID-19 infections rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a291813a193a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/u-k-may-delay-final-lockdown-easing-as-covid-19-infections-rise\/#About_5300_cases_were_reported_in_the_UK_on_Sunday_taking_the_weekly_tally_to_33500_or_49_more_than_the_week_before\" >About 5,300 cases were reported in the U.K. on Sunday, taking the weekly tally to 33,500 or 49% more than the week before<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/u-k-may-delay-final-lockdown-easing-as-covid-19-infections-rise\/#Pierre_Briancon\" >Pierre Brian\u00e7on<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  U.K. may delay final lockdown easing as COVID-19 infections rise<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_5300_cases_were_reported_in_the_UK_on_Sunday_taking_the_weekly_tally_to_33500_or_49_more_than_the_week_before\"><\/span>\n  About 5,300 cases were reported in the U.K. on Sunday, taking the weekly tally to 33,500 or 49% more than the week before<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000296682\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The U.K. was due to end its COVID-19-related restrictions on June 21, but the government now says it is \u201cabsolutely open\u201d to delaying the date, arguing it is still too soon to make a decision in light of the recent rise in infections.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      About 5,300 cases were reported in the U.K. on Sunday, taking the weekly tally to 33,500 or 49% more than the week before.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Health secretary Matt Hancock <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/hancock-too-soon-to-say-if-we-can-open-up-fully-in-a-fortnight-058rltm69\" class=\"icon none\">said on Sunday<\/a> that the Delta variant, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/373\/bmj.n1445\" class=\"icon none\">now dominant in the country<\/a>, is 40% more transmissible than the domestic Alpha variant, explaining the government\u2019s recent caution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The country is preparing to vaccinate the country\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/718ef7e3-17f2-4e2b-9035-2e547980a540\" class=\"icon none\">teenagers<\/a> starting in August, after medical watchdogs cleared the vaccine from drug company Pfizer<br \/>\n        PFE,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202877789\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.46%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       and Biotech BioNTech<br \/>\n        BNTX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/214419716\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+8.35%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       for use on 12 to 15 year-olds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> France is reopening to foreign tourists, and will allow in vaccinated tourists from most of the world<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>The outlook:<\/strong> After becoming Europe\u2019s model for its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 41% of the total population now fully vaccinated against the virus that causes the disease, the U.K. could be at risk of lowering the guard \u2014 hence the warnings by government officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong>COVID-19 problems haven\u2019t left the building. World\u2019s biggest office-workspace group warns on profits.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Pierre Brian\u00e7on \",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pierre_Briancon\"><\/span>Pierre Brian\u00e7on <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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