From 21 June a 4-week Covid19 Step 3 extension will come into place

The government announced that from 21 June, a 4-week pause at Step 3 of the roadmap.

This is because the Delta COVID-19 variant (first discovered in India) is spreading in England.

After 2 weeks, the government will review the data to see if the risks have been reduced. It’s expected that England will move to Step 4 on 19 July.

Step 3 restrictions remain in place, and you should follow the guidance on this page, which explains what you can and cannot do.

It is expected that England will move to Step 4 on 19 July, though the data will be reviewed after 2 weeks in case the risks have reduced. The government will continue to monitor the data and the move to Step 4 will be confirmed one week in advance.

However, restrictions will remain from 21 June:

• weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and wedding receptions or civil partnership celebrations
• commemorative events following a death such as a wake, stone setting or ash scattering
• large events pilots
• care home visits
• domestic residential visits for children

Indian variant B1.617.2 is sweeping across the UK. In Watford up by 300% pic.twitter.com/HCR8HSLTWL — Watford Herts News Videos (@WatfordLondon) June 8, 2021