Zero coronavirus deaths in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Four fatalities were reported in Wales.
This was reported by the BBC, on the day in which the alert level was lowered from level 4 to level 3 throughout the United Kingdom. to real numbers, due to the delay in processing.
The significant decline in Covid infections, deaths and hospitalizations allows the United Kingdom not only to proceed on the gradual path of post lockdown reopening confirmed today but also to "leave to individual judgment" from Monday 17 in England the possibility of having close contacts with family members and friends, with no more binding indications. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this in Downing Street.
Johnson, however, called for caution and "to exercise common sense", especially with respect to loved ones who are "most vulnerable" or unvaccinated, recalling that hugs have been identified with a clear cause for facilitating the infection in recent months. He also reiterated - flanked by consultants Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance - that outdoor meetings and contacts remain decidedly "safer" than indoor ones, according to the indications of scientists and doctors.
Finally, the premier warned that personal distancing remains strictly recommended for now with strangers and in public places, not without reiterating the need to remain cautious in the face of the "threat of variants" of the virus such as the Indian one.