LONDON: Senior advisers to Boris Johnson’s government on Saturday warned it was too early to lift the lockdown, just two days before the United Kingdom further relaxes coronavirus restrictions.

As people reveled in soaring temperatures by flocking to beaches and parks, several members of the government’s own Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) told ministers they risked a second wave of infection.

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