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(Picture: PA Wire)Advice to work from home could continue after June 21 due to a surge in coronavirus cases across the country, it has emerged.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson first revealed his roadmap out of lockdown in February, which included the proposed June 21 date for all remaining restrictions to be eased including limits on the number of people attending events, as well as social distancing and mask wearing.
However, the rise of the Indian variant and the increase in Covid cases has caused concern and officials are said to be examining the possibility of retaining work from home advice.
Government sources told the Telegraph: "Obviously working from home does have some consequences, but there’s no difference between now and two weeks’ time because the economic support will still be in place.
"There’s not that imperative to change the advice."
The work from home guidance first came into place on March 23 last year and has remained in the UK with many office-based businesses adapting to WFH and offering employees the option of hybrid working in the future.
The PM will announce his decision on whether the country will proceed with reopening on June 14.
On Thursday, the UK recorded 5,274 new Covid cases–the highest number of daily infections since March.
There have also been another 18 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 127,812.
