Covid-19: England lockdown end still set for 19 July - Javid

Covid-19: England lockdown end still set for 19 July - Javid The final easing of lockdown measures in England is still set for 19 July, the new health secretary has said.

Sajid Javid told MPs that ministers "see no reason to go beyond" that "target date".

He said that while cases were rising, the number of deaths "remains mercifully low". BBC News

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