A Real Word of Warning There, Thill.

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We're certainly going to be watching these curves very, very closely, as i'm sure we'll scientists and the government. A real word of warning there. So i suppose wev got a couple more days before this unlocking happens. But for now, thill, thank you so much. It's been really great to have you on. And i hope that i'm not speaking to you with even more grave news in a few weeks time.

The UK government has announced that virtually all COVID restrictions will be removed in England on Monday 18th July. This will do away with social distancing requirements, allow businesses to re-open to full capacity and remove legal mask mandates. This decision comes, however, amidst soaring infections rates in the country, driven by the delta variant.

Now scientists are questioning the wisdom of this policy and asking whether the combination of high transmission and a partially vaccinated population could provide the perfect breeding ground for vaccine-resistant variants - a possibility which could have devastating global consequences.

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