UK lockdown may extend beyond June 21 due to new COVID variant Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, UNITED KINGDOM Created : Jun 9, 2021, 11:38 IST Lo The lockdown in the United Kingdom now may extend beyond June 21 after the discovery of the new COVID variant named Delta. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told his Cabinet that the data collected in the last four weeks will decide whether all legal coronavirus restrictions can end by June 21. Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson said, "There still remains nothing in the data currently to suggest Step 4 can't go ahead at the earliest date. But we do need to look very closely at the data over this coming week".