According to media reports, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to postpone the lifting of the last corona restrictions, which is actually planned for next week.
The reason for this is the increasing spread of the delta mutant of the corona virus in the kingdom, the BBC and other media reported on Monday.
The government wanted to gain valuable time to vaccinate even more citizens, according to the BBC.
In Great Britain, the number of new infections is now increasing again after falling for months, with more than 7,000 new infections being registered recently.
According to the BBC, the most common symptoms after infection are now headache, sore throat and runny nose.
According to the government's plans, the last corona restrictions in England should fall on June 21st, which was touted as "Freedom Day".
That would have meant that discos would reopen and event halls, hotels and restaurants could once again be used at full capacity.
According to a report by the BBC, these opening steps are now to be postponed by four weeks.
Johnson has announced that he will comment on how to proceed on Monday evening.
Johnson himself had said on Saturday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall that he was still hesitant to further reduce the protective measures as planned.
It is clear that the delta mutant of the coronavirus, which first appeared in India, is more contagious than previous mutants.
It is still unclear to what extent this development will lead to increased mortality.
The current situation is "very worrying," said Johnson.
According to estimates by the British health authorities, the delta mutant could be 60 percent more contagious than the alpha mutant previously prevalent in Great Britain.
It recently spread rapidly in the kingdom and now makes up more than 90 percent of new infections.