London, June 12 (TIWN) The UK government is considering delaying the lifting of the remaining restrictions in England by another month amid concerns over the spike in new Covid cases and the further transmission of the Delta variant, informed sources said on Saturday.

As of now, the government's roadmap is expected to see all legal limits on social contact to be removed on June 21. 

The Downing Street sources told the BBC that a final decision on the lockdown is yet to be taken by the government. 

According to one one of the source, data was still being examined ahead of a final announcement scheduled for June 14 and government the was "considering 'options - plural' for step four of England's roadmap".