Freedom Day: The UK unlocked due to a surge in Covid cases because the “epidemic” threatened to weaken the economy

England Despite the increase, all lock restrictions will be lifted on Monday Coronavirus disease Cases and a growing “plague”, critics say it threatens economic And really returned to normal.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson The long-term plan to move England to step 4-ending legal blockade restrictions is being advanced.

This means that the last companies still closed, including nightclubs, can finally reopen—some for the first time since March 2020.

Critics say that this strategy will not only lead to death, but will also debilitate many long-term COVID patients, while increasing the risk of clinically disadvantaged groups.

Last week, more than 1,000 scientists signed a letter condemning the government’s strategy as “unscientific and immoral.”

At the same time, Thursday’s survey showed that two-thirds of people were United Kingdom It is believed that at least some restrictions should be retained after July 19.

Freedom Day coincides with a surge in new coronary pneumonia cases in England. On Sunday, government data showed that there were 48,161 laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, and similar numbers were recorded on Saturday.

In addition, it is predicted that millions of people will be forced to quarantine because of the so-called “pneumococcal disease”-or people are quarantined by the NHS Track and Trace order.

Business leaders warned that workers who must be isolated will have a serious impact on the economy.

The government is facing pressure from companies and labor unions to resolve the growing crisis of workers’ self-isolation, as some people warn that Freedom Day will become a “day of chaos”.

Due to the number of workers detected by the NHS Test and Trace app, as well as warnings of shortages in supermarkets and production cuts in factories, people are worried about traffic problems on Monday morning.

The Railway, Maritime and Transport Union stated that the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground was closed on Saturday due to key personnel being inspected by tracks and traces, indicating that the transport service was “on the edge”.

Richard Walker, Managing Director of Iceland, said: “Due to employee absenteeism, we are in an unprecedented situation and had to close the store-not because of Covid-19, but because the Track and Trace application is damaged and disruptive. Sex.

“The employee absenteeism rate rose by 50% last week, and this trend is very rapid, affecting not only our own colleagues, but also our colleagues throughout the supply chain and logistics network.”

After meeting with Health Minister Sajid Javid, Mr. Johnson himself will self-quarantine on the so-called “Freedom Day” after he tested positive for Covid-19.

However, when people were forced to self-isolate and the shortage of employees threatened the supply chain, the two hurriedly agreed to do so after the two strongly protested over false accusations.

In a video statement posted on his Twitter, Mr. Johnson stated that they “briefly” considered joining the daily contact test program being experimented by the Cabinet Office and other public and private sector organizations.

However, he added: “I think it is more important for everyone to follow the same rules, which is why I will self-quarantine until July 26.

“I know how frustrating all this is, but I really urge everyone to stick to the plan and take appropriate course action when NHS testing and tracking requires you to do so.”

Mr. Johnson admitted that there will be a wave of infections when the restriction ends and more deaths are inevitable, but he said that keeping the economy closed will bring more serious harm, and the successful introduction of the vaccine has reduced the number of serious cases.

In a speech to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on the eve of the relaxation of Covid measures in the UK, Professor Ferguson also warned that 500,000 people may be infected with Covid for a long time in the future.

In response to a question about the trajectory of the pandemic, he said: “It is difficult to determine, but I think 100,000 cases per day are almost inevitable.”

Professor Ferguson, who was nicknamed the Locked Professor last year, emphasized that the relaxation of measures coincides with the beginning of the school holiday, which may lead to a “decline” in the contact rate among young people.

While emphasizing that “it is very difficult to make accurate predictions”, he added: “I think it is almost certain that we will have 1,000 people hospitalized every day.

“It will almost certainly reach 100,000 cases per day. The real question is, can we double it or even higher? This is where the crystal ball starts to fail. We can reach 2,000 hospitalizations per day, 200,000 cases per day, but not The certainty is much greater.”

Professor Neil Ferguson also said that the high infection rate may increase the number of long-term infections with the new crown virus.

He said: “We now know that about a quarter of people with Covid symptoms (with symptoms) will experience these symptoms for a long time.”