Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to delay the final easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK on 21 June amid mounting concern over the spread of the Indian variant of the coronavirus.
The new strain of Covid-19 caused cases to uptick in the northwest of England, parts of the Midlands and in London during May, prompting fears that the prime minister pressing ahead with his roadmap to bring an end to precautionary measures could have disastrous consequences.
On Sunday, the UK reported 3,240…

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