3rd wave?31 May 2021 10:41
There are signs the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a scientist advising the government has said. Prof Ravi Gupta, from the University of Cambridge, said although new cases were "relatively low" the Indian variant had caused "exponential growth". He said ending Covid restrictions in England on 21 June should be postponed.
Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government could not rule out a delay to the planned lock-down easing. On Sunday, the UK reported more than 3,000 new Covid infections for a fifth successive day.
Prior to this, the UK had not surpassed that number since 12 April.