There's was a particularly downbeat tone to the Prime Minister's speech on Monday evening in which he said that the country can proceed with easing lockdown restrictions on July 19th, but "with caution".
I've written a comment piece for Mail+ about the shameful attempt by eminent British scientists to suppress the lab leak theory, pegged to the editorial in the BMJ calling for a "full, open, and independent investigation".
Far from being a "terminus date" for restrictions in England, "Freedom Day" will see the Government urge large indoor venues to tell customers to show Covid passes before being granted entry, it has been confirmed.
Reports suggest that more countries – including Italy, Germany and Austria – could be added to the "Green List" later this week, allowing unvaccinated Brits to holiday abroad without needing to quarantine when back home.
Ending mask-wearing rules and allowing people to make up their own minds would be a "recipe for confrontation", says Labour's Kate Green. She believes that masks and social distancing should continue beyond July 19th.
Last February, The Lancet published a letter signed by 27 scientists calling the lab leak a "conspiracy theory". Now the Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ has said the lab leak is "plausible and worthy of serious inquiry".
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.
A surge driven by the Delta variant has begun in parts of the U.S., including some open states, which must now hold their nerve as infections rise and they come under pressure to "do something".
