Eight in 10 adults in England now have Covid-19 antibodies

Eight in 10 adults in England now have antibodies protecting them against Covid-19 as the government forges ahead with its vaccination program, according to data published Wednesday.

The estimate from the Office for National Statistics comes at a critical time with ministers due to announce Monday whether the final phase of the re-opening of the economy will go ahead on June 21. That plan has been thrown into doubt by the highly transmissible strain of the virus first identified in India, which is now spreading fast in the U.K.