On Monday, Britain eases coronary restrictions.
And on June 21, it is thought that the country will be completely reopened again.
This is due to a vaccination program that is one of the fastest in the world.
To date, almost 70 percent of the adult population have received a first dose of covid-19 vaccine and 36 percent have received a second injection, which has resulted in a steadily declining morbidity and mortality rate.
But now the plans are threatening to make the country's economic wheels spin at full speed again.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said in a speech on Friday that the Indian virus variant is spreading alarmingly fast and risks delaying the last step towards a full reopening of society.
- I think we should trust that our vaccines protect the public while we monitor the situation very closely because the course between our vaccination program and the virus can be much smoother, says Boris Johnson.
Increases the rate of vaccination
He announces that the authorities will now accelerate the vaccination rate.
Among other things, the time between the first and second dose will be shortened from twelve weeks to eight for risk groups and people over 50 years of age.
At the same time, those who have not yet received a first dose should be given priority.
The British Public Health Agency reported on Thursday that the number of patients in the Indian virus variant has more than doubled in the last week.
From 520 cases to 1313 cases and four dead.
More contagious
It is also noted that the Indian variant is more contagious than the British variant, or the "Kent" variant, which has so far dominated the country's second wave of viruses.
However, the increased spread of infection has not resulted in any noticeable increase in hospital admissions, which can be explained by the fact that more and more people have been vaccinated, according to the country's chief physician Chris Whitty.
Researchers will now map the virus over the next two to three weeks to evaluate its true impact.