U.K: As of Monday, almost all of the restrictions in England will be lifted - Asian Massive Crew Community 2002/2020
Home Control Panel Gallery Chat Room Arcade Eye Candy Projects Multimedia Networking Search Sign Up

Advertisements



★ ♥ ★ A Multicultural Community that unites people from all over the world ★ ♥ ★
Go Back   Asian Massive Crew Community 2002/2020 > Forum for Guests > Topics & Posts For Public Viewing
Forgotten Your Password? Register
User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools

U.K: As of Monday, almost all of the restrictions in England will be lifted
  #1  
Old 18-07-2021
Lucy.Honey's Avatar
Lucy.Honey
Feeling High?
Lucy.Honey is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 554
Lucy.Honey is on a distinguished road
Country: Lucy.Honey's Flag is: UK
My Mood:
Status:
The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us

U.K: As of Monday, almost all of the restrictions in England will be lifted


London (CNN)On Monday, Boris Johnson will place English citizens at the center of an experiment that will give some indication of how well a highly populated country with surging cases of coronavirus copes when lockdown restrictions are lifted.

In Johnson's favor, most of the UK's adult population is now double vaccinated. However, while those vaccinations have cut the numbers of people suffering from severe illness and succumbing to the disease after more than 128,000 deaths, the number of cases is rising. There is also scant evidence that vaccines prevent the worst effects of long Covid in those who become infected.
Despite Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland -- the other, less populous, nations of the UK -- also being highly vaccinated, it is only England that is taking this leap on Monday.

As of Monday, almost all of the restrictions in England will be lifted. Mandatory mask wearing will be gone, limits on the numbers of people who can mix indoor or outdoor will end, social distancing will be limited to people who have tested positive for the virus and airports, and venues like nightclubs and sports stadiums will be free to open at full capacity.

If someone is pinged by the NHS coronavirus track-and-trace app, they will still need to self-isolate until August 16, at which point double-vaccinated people will be free to carry on as normal.

As cases continue to rise rapidly in England, the number of people told by the app to self-isolate is ballooning. In the week to July 7, 520,000 people received the alert, sparking worries about the program's impact on the economy.
Even Johnson himself wasn't spared by the track-and-trace scheme. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were alerted after coming into contact with the Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday.
However, Downing Street said in a statement the two will not self-isolate and will instead participate in a "daily contact testing pilot." That scheme is not available to the general public.

It's not the first gamble the PM has taken during the pandemic: He ended a lockdown on December 2 having pledged people a normal Christmas, a promise he would ultimately break when he was forced to reimpose restrictions. During the summer of 2020, the government actively encouraged a completely unvaccinated public to get back into pubs and restaurants, going so far as offering financial incentives to do so. And he opted to go it alone and not join European partners in procuring vaccines, a decision that initially looked set to pay off as the UK raced ahead of its neighbors in jabbing people.

Johnson has defended his latest decision on the grounds that the increase in cases was "predicted." Where in the past such data would lead a government to "normally be locking down further," he said earlier this month, the "continuing effectiveness of the vaccine roll-out" means he is confident English people can be given their long-awaited "freedom day" on July 19.

Johnson admitted that this would mean reconciling "ourselves sadly to more deaths from Covid." But, he added, "if we can't reopen our society in the next few weeks, when we will be helped by the arrival of summer and by the school holidays, then we must ask ourselves when will we be able to return to normal?"

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/18/u...cmd/index.html



“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”
Bertrand Russell

Reply With Quote

5 Lastest Threads by Lucy.Honey
Thread Forum Last Poster Replies Views Last Post
Woke Hollywood is FAILING, and That's a Good Thing Topics & Posts For Public Viewing Lucy.Honey 0 1 30-12-2022 18:34
'Biased' BBC is 'rewriting British history to... Topics & Posts For Public Viewing Lucy.Honey 0 1 30-12-2022 18:18
World Mourns Queen Elizabeth II Topics & Posts For Public Viewing Lucy.Honey 0 1 09-09-2022 03:12
What to expect when Queen Elizabeth II dies Topics & Posts For Public Viewing Lucy.Honey 0 1 09-09-2022 03:09
Queen Elizabeth II has died Topics & Posts For Public Viewing Lucy.Honey 0 1 09-09-2022 03:08

Reply
Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Drone Footage Shows Metro Carriages Lifted From Mexico City Bypass ---RuFfEdGe--- Topics & Posts For Public Viewing 0 06-05-2021 09:28



Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Bookmarks

 
New To Site? Need Help?

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:33.

www.Asian-Massive-Crew.co.uk  | www.Asian-Massive-Crew.com  | www.AsianMassiveCrew.com  |   www.AsianMassiveCrew.co.uk  

 Graphics, Design & Layout  by Web Designerz - The Power To Create..!

Copyright © 2002 Onwards  www.Kalki.co.uk  | Website Hosted by Reality Host

   

DISCLAIMER: Every reasonable effort has been made, to make this site a peaceful yet an entertaining venue. 
The creator nor it's staff shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person, company or entity whatsoever, 
with respect to any loss, damages or misunderstandings arising from any information or speculation contained
in any of the topics and its updates. Each member is responsible for his/her own thoughts of action when expressed!