Reports suggest that a high proportion of Brits not only disagree with the easing of lockdown restrictions but are also seeking help from mental health organisations due to anxiety over "Freedom Day".
Fans attending the Euro 2020 final at Wembley today have been told to be a "team player" and get 'jabbed' at the local vaccination centre. A vaccine-pushing NHS advert will also be shown during TV coverage of the match.
While there will be no "legal compulsion" to wear a face mask after July 19th, people will still be "expected to wear masks in indoor enclosed spaces", according to Vaccines Minister Nadim Zahawi.
The Welsh Government has announced that it will not be ending all mask-wearing requirements when the country reaches the final stage of its 'roadmap' out of lockdown because "the virus has quite certainly not gone away".
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
