UK PM Was Warned Easter Scrapping of Lockdown Could ‘Fuel Thousands of Deaths, Overwhelm NHS’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the impending phased lifting of the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, as he addressed Parliament on Monday, with a reopening of the country hinging on the success of the vaccine roll-out, reduced COVID-19 hospitalisations, and whether risks are ‘fundamentally changed’ by new virus variants.