UK's Javid: No reason to go beyond July 19 to lift restrictions

British health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday that they don't see any reasons to go beyond July 19 to lift coronavirus-related restrictions, as reported by Reuters.

"We know we cannot eliminate the coronavirus; we have to learn to live with it," Javid told parliament. "We should not wait a moment longer than we need to lift restrictions."

Market reaction

These comments don't seem to be having a noticeable impact on the British pound's performance against its major rivals. As of writing, the GBP/USD pair was virtually unchanged on the day at 1.3880.