Indian COVID-19 Variant May Disrupt UK Plan to End Lockdown in June: Johnson

Indian COVID-19 Variant May Disrupt UK Plan to End Lockdown in June: Johnson
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a press conference about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Downing Street on May 14, 2021. Matt Dunham-WPA Pool/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that the CCP virus variant first detected in India could “pose a serious disruption” to plans to ease lockdown restrictions and “could make it more difficult” to end them as hoped in June.

But he said that step three of the government’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown will go ahead as planned on May 17, which will allow indoor hospitality venues to reopen and resume international travel.