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'Freedom Day' for England pushed back 4 weeks to July 19

by Pan Pylas
| June 15, 2021 12:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, a decision he said will save thousands of lives as the government speeds up its vaccination drive.

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