Boris Johnson admits he's less optimistic about June 21 unlocking in England | Covid-19

Boris Johnson has admitted he is less optimistic than last month about the prospect of ending all coronavirus restrictions on June 21, in a strong hint that unlocking will be postponed.  The Prime Minister said on Saturday that the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant, first detected in India, is a matter of "serious, serious concern".  "Now, we don't know exactly to what extent that is going to feed through into extra mortality, but clearly it's a matter of serious, serious concern." Asked if he was less optimistic now than he was at the end of May, the Prime Minister added: "Yes, that's certainly fair. Read the latest coronavirus news: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-he... #borisjohnson #unlocking #june21 #coronavirus #covid19 #roadmap Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.