Will there be another UK lockdown in 2021?
Most new cases of coronavirus are the Delta variant (Picture: Getty)  The third stage of Boris Johnsons roadmap out of lockdown has been delayed until July 19. As cases of the Delta variant now make up around 90% of new cases in the UK, experts are concerned about the impact unlocking the country might have  Vaccinations are now available to everyone over 18, and around 42 million people have now had their first jab. Currently, experts dont think there will be another lockdown this year. Despite worries around the Delta variant, scientists hope that the success of the vaccine programme means that hospital admissions will continue to fall. The Prime Minister announced a roadmap delay (Picture: Reuters)  While the final part of the roadmap has been pushed back, the limit on the number of people able to attend weddings has lifted. The PM has refused to deny that there will have to be further lockdowns, but said that the roadmap was cautious but irreversible. It was thought that Freedom Day could be rearranged for July 5, as the rise in cases was slowing down. However, an insider told The Telegraph that this wouldnt happen as the country isnt in the right place. There has been some suggestion that local restrictions may return, as cases of the Delta variant appear to be surging in areas where vaccination take-up is limited. Professor Neil Ferguson told the BBC that new rules would be unlikely even if case numbers did increase. Vaccines are now available to anyone over 18 (Picture: Getty)  In the worst-case scenario, if we have a new variant pop up which does manage to evade the vaccines, say late summer early autumn, there may be a need to roll back on some of these measures at least temporarily until we can boost peoples immunity. No, I dont. I think we are much more likely to be on a steady course now out of this pandemic, at least in this country.  Others are less optimistic. Some believe the UK is currently experiencing a third wave, that could see hundreds of daily deaths in hospitals. Professor Graham Medley of the governments Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies was asked if the country might be facing hundreds of daily deaths to Covid-19 if all restrictions on social contact had been lifted as planned on June 21. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video  He replied: Oh easily. I think we still might at some point.  Although the numbers of deaths are low at the moment, everyone expects that they will rise, he told BBC Radio 4s Today programme. The question is really as to what level they will rise. And at the moment there is a lot of uncertainty in whats going to happen over the next couple of months.  Another potential issue is the shortage of vaccination doses, because of the decision to limit the AstraZeneca vaccine to over 40s due to concerns about rare blood clots. Coronavirus precautions  like mask-wearing  are still in place (Picture: Getty)  The data shows the rate at which doses are being administered is slowing and may yet fall further. Leaders in areas hard hit by the Delta strain have called for more doses to be delivered but are instead seeing supplies dwindle. In Salford, Greater Manchester, the local MP Barbara Keeley said theyd been told to expect just 2,200 Pfizer doses next week, down from 3,500. This is despite the area having one of the worst infection rates in the country, with more than 300 cases per 100,000. However, NHS websites were inundated with requests as the over-18 age group became eligible for jabs, and the government insist they are still on track to vaccinate every adult by July 19. MORE : I was made to wear a mask while giving birth to twins  MORE : Everything you can and cant do from today after Freedom Day was delayed  Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram  Share your views in the comments below