July 19. It is the date of the end of the restrictions in Great Britain. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces farewell to the distancing and use of masks indoors. The end of the obligations had initially been set for 21 June, but the arrival of the Delta variant of Covid had led to a change in route and to lengthen the times. Now the prime minister is ready to “restore the freedoms of the people.”
Thus the last constraints of the lockdown that lasted six months in Great Britain fall.
From the penultimate Monday of July, 19 precisely, it will no longer be mandatory to use the mask in shops, indoors and on public transport. So farewell to the obligation of social distancing it will no longer be necessary to restrict entrances to cinemas, theaters, pubs and restaurants. The return to the offices will be allowed, without the need for smart working anymore. The quarantine obligation for those arriving from low-risk countries should also be dropped.
The return to normal, according to Johnson, is mainly due to vaccines. In fact, the pandemic is not over, the cases are still there and have grown with the variants, but there are fewer hospitalizations and fewer deaths. The merit of vaccinations is therefore to have decreased mortality. 86 percent of the population received at least one dose of the vaccine. 79 million doses were administered. 63.8% of the adult population had two doses.
From now on, this is the thinking of the British government, it will be necessary “Learning to live with the virus”, as happens with seasonal flu. It will remain mandatory to use masks in hospitals. The population will still be invited to use them in cases of crowding, on the subway for example, but on a voluntary basis.
For some scientists Johnson’s is a gamble and they already hypothesize an increase in hospitalizations and cases with the unlimited opening of many activities, on all pubs. Common sense and individual responsibility that Johnson will appeal to will not be enough for the experts.
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