British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today unveil plans to lift most of England’s remaining health restrictions from July 19 and call on people to “learn to live with” the coronavirus. The deadline was originally set for June 21, but has been postponed for a month due to the outbreak of the more contagious Delta variant, which now accounts for nearly all new cases in the UK.
The country with the highest number of people killed by the pandemic in Europe (128,000) after Russia, the UK has gradually emerged from a third containment, but some restrictions remain, including preventing the reopening of nightclubs, major events in full swing. capacity or bar service in pubs.
According to Downing Street, the latest data indicate that infections will continue to increase as restrictions are lifted, “but the link between hospitalizations and deaths is weakening” thanks to the vaccination program. “Today we will present how we will restore freedoms,” said Boris Johnson, stressing that the pandemic “is not over” and that the population will have to “learn to live with the virus” and demonstrate “discernment”. The government has been suggesting for several days that it wants to appeal to the common sense of the population and is considering abandoning the obligation to wear a mask in indoor public places.
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