Coronavirus lockdown delayed for a month to July 19 – Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that they will delay the closure of the coronavirus by one month until July 19 amid an increase in cases of the most infectious Delta variant, as reported Reuters.

Additional declarations

“At a certain stage, we will have to learn to live with the virus.”

“The delay is designed to reduce the current increase in infections.”

“By July 19, we believe that we will have built a considerable wall of immunity.”

“On that basis, we should be able to go ahead with the full opening.”

“I think we can take the step by July 19.”

Market reaction

These comments do not appear to have a noticeable impact on the performance of the British pound against its rivals. At the time of writing, the pair GBP/USD it was virtually unchanged on the day at 1.4110.

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