he Prime Minister He plans to force nightclubs and other crowded venues to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the fall, so he faces strong opposition.
Club back seat Conservative Party And opposition lawmakers criticized Boris Johnson’s statement on Monday-the club is on this day United Kingdom It was approved to open for the first time since March last year.
After the government stated that this would not be a “full exemption for any department or role,” he was also told to clarify the relaxation of the isolation rules for some fully vaccinated key workers who were in close contact with Covid-19 cases.
During the self-isolation on the so-called “Freedom Day”, Mr. Johnson warned places with large crowds that starting from the end of September, they must make full vaccination as a requirement for admission.
Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Valance stated at the Downing Street press conference that the club may trigger a “super spread incident.”
Mr. Johnson refused to rule out the possibility of extending the vaccination passport to the bar because he actually attended the briefing from his country house, Chequers.
Michael Gere, chief executive of the Night Industry Association, accused the government of “absolute chaos.”
“So, the’Freedom Day’ in the nightclub lasted about 17 hours at that time,” he said.
“80% of nightclubs stated that they did not want to implement the Covid Passport, worrying about difficulties in implementing the system and fewer spontaneous consumers, as well as at a disadvantage in competition with unrestricted pubs and bars. Same restrictions, but providing a similar environment. “
Mark Harper, the former chief whip of the Conservative Party and chairman of the Conservative Party blockade skeptic Covid Recovery Group, criticized these plans for “effectively shifting to mandatory vaccination.”
Former Minister of Health Jeremy Hunt The Conservative Chairman of the Health and Social Care Committee questioned why the government postponed the plan until the fall.
Justin Madders, the shadow health minister of the Labor Party, said: “If you need a double blow in September, how safe is it to go to a nightclub now, without protective measures? This is not true.
“This proposal is more from the chaos and incompetence at the core of the government, at the expense of public health. They need to seize the opportunity.”
-When the United Kingdom was placed at the highest level of travel guidelines for the United States due to rising coronavirus cases, American citizens were warned not to travel to the United Kingdom.
– On Monday, the United Kingdom announced another 39,950 laboratory confirmed cases and another 19 deaths within 28 days of Covid testing positive.
– It is understood that the NHS Test and Trace has informed the Minister of Health Edward Argar to isolate contact with the Minister of Health Sajid Javid.
– Mr. Javid announced that the Pfizer vaccine will be provided “as soon as possible” to children at increased risk of Covid-19, as will children living with people with weakened immune systems.
In the so-called “plague”, Johnson rejected calls to announce broader changes to the quarantine rules to reduce the number of people in quarantine, because of the surge in Covid cases and the boss warning of a severe shortage of employees.
He believes that it is necessary to keep the rules basically unchanged until August 16, when the testing system will replace the requirement to isolate fully vaccinated contacts.
The Prime Minister argued that self-isolation was “one of the few shots we left in the locker”, and that day he lifted most of the remaining legal restrictions and defended the timing of this move.
But he did announce limited changes to the “very few” fully vaccinated key staff who will be able to leave isolation for their roles.
Mr. Johnson suggested that it would cover some people in hospitals and nursing homes, or work in the supply of food, electricity and medicine, as well as transportation, defense, and borders.
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi stated that the change will cover police, air traffic controllers and train signallers, as well as other “if people in key roles are unable to go to the workplace, it will have a negative impact on the public welfare. Risk of serious damage”.
However, neither party has further stated to whom it will apply. A subsequent government statement stated that various departments will write to employers explaining their next steps.
“This is not a full exemption for any department or role. The decision to notify the employer that the key workers designated by the employer are deemed to have reasonable grounds to participate in the work will be made by the relevant department responsible for the key services,” a spokesperson said.
Liberal Democratic Party health spokesperson Munila Wilson accused the government of “interfering with self-isolation standards in a chaotic manner late at night,” which would “sow further chaos.”
“The government must stop sabotaging all the sacrifices we have made because of their continued incompetence and immediately issue clear guidance to everyone affected by these changes,” she added.
The British Retail Federation also called for clarity on who will be exempted and stated that retail workers and believe that suppliers should be included because they played an “important role” in the pandemic.
Chief Executive Helen Dickinson said: “Although the government recognizes the problems caused by overzealous tracking systems is a good thing, it is not clear who will be included in the new list of key workers.
“With the surge in community cases, the number of healthy retail employees who have to self-isolate is rapidly increasing, which may disrupt retail operations and may close stores or distribution centers.”
After Mr. Javid tested positive for Covid-19, the prime minister was self-isolating in his official country house.
Mr. Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak initially tried to avoid isolation after contacting NHS Test and Trace. They said they were participating in a test flight.
But in the face of growing public anger, they quickly turned around, which meant that the three most senior ministers were quarantined on “Freedom Day.”
Mr. Johnson insisted that he believed he did not go beyond the rules because the plan had been suspended, which would have allowed him to continue working in Downing Street instead of self-isolating.
“I definitely don’t think so,” he said at a press conference. “I am using Zoom or Teams or whatever great system we are using today.”
