UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that the final reopening phase will be delayed a month, due to the expanding spread of the Delta (B1617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant.In other global developments, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed vaccine donations that came out of the recent G7 meeting.UK to increase vaccines, cut hospitalizationsThe UK has been making headway with vaccination and reducing disease burden, but cases have been creeping up again, with the more transmissible Delta variant becoming dominant.
The country has been gradually easing restrictions and had hoped to take the final reopening step on Jun 21.At a briefing today, Johnson said the country will delay the step until about Jul 19 in order to allow more people