people When all remaining coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, people who are clinically extremely vulnerable will be advised to avoid others who have not been vaccinated United Kingdom next week.
Those who are most likely to develop serious illnesses due to the virus should continue to meet outdoors as much as possible, and ask friends and family to undergo lateral flow testing before July 19 government guide.
The updated recommendations target an estimated 3.7 million people in this group, including people with certain cancers and people with severe respiratory diseases.
The guide says: “As a person who is infected with Covid-19 is at a higher risk of serious illness, you may want to take special care to consider other preventive measures you may wish to continue to take.”
The proposal recognizes how difficult it is to maintain social distancing for people who have been advised to take protective measures in the past, because it proposes a series of measures to reduce the risk of virus transmission after restrictions are lifted.
It recommends meeting outdoors as much as possible to reduce the risk of airborne transmission because particles will be blown away and to ensure that the indoor space is well ventilated.
Other measures recommended in the guidelines include “consider whether you and the person you meet have been vaccinated” and “require friends and family to conduct a lateral mobility test before visiting you”.
When it comes to shopping or going to the pharmacy, people at the greatest risk are advised to follow guidelines that apply to other populations from July 19.
But the guide added: “You may still want to consider going to stores and pharmacies during quieter times of the day.”
Liberal Democratic Party Health spokesperson Munila Wilson questioned whether the government is pursuing a “survival of the fittest” policy, that is, “the most vulnerable will be thrown to the wolves.”
She expressed concern about the impact of the relaxation of restrictions on vulnerable groups and told the House of Commons: “They and many clinically vulnerable people, such as pregnant women, are living in fear of what Covid life means to them.”
Guidelines released on Monday evening suggested that wearing masks in crowded places such as public transportation may make people classified as extremely clinically vulnerable “feel more relaxed.”
Charity People who represent a weakened immune system have previously expressed disappointment that the public will be able to abandon masks starting next week.
The Multiple Sclerosis Association and the British Blood Cancer Association criticized the government’s support for those who are still vulnerable to the virus, adding that July 19 will not be a “freedom day” for many people.
