Covid: Boris Johnson to focus on ‘data, not dates’ for lockdown easingon February 17, 2021 at 1:30 pm

The lifting of England’s restrictions must be “cautious and prudent”, Boris Johnson says.

What is more, high levels of infection at a time when vaccines are being rolled out and immunity being built provides the perfect breeding ground for new variants. Mutation may be unavoidable in the long-term, but encouraging them at this point would, many experts believe, be foolish.