Boris Johnson warns that Covid cases, currently at 30,000 a day, will rise as restrictions end.
The government had also moved the expected end of restrictions closer to the school summer holidays, when transmission is likely to be lower, Downing Street said.
With cases set to rise as restrictions are lifted, "caution is absolutely vital", the prime minister said. And with cases already surging, the calculation is that delaying further will not achieve a great deal. But the rewards are, potentially, significant too. It's possible by the end of summer England could find itself in a position where there will be enough immunity to be close to being able to manage the virus.
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