UK’s Johnson Warns of Risks of Quicker Lockdown Exit

UK’s Johnson Warns of Risks of Quicker Lockdown Exit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual COVID-19 news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, on March 8, 2021. Hannah McKay - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that the CCP virus still poses a significant risk and a quicker exit from the lockdown restrictions than currently planned may exacerbate it.

Talking at a press briefing at 10 Downing Street on Monday afternoon, Johnson acknowledged that people have asked the government to accelerate the lockdown exit “many times.”