As the temperature rises sharply, ministers are calling on people to take “personal responsibility” when returning to work, bars and restaurants.a lot of nightclub They were packed when they reopened one minute after midnight.
Early indications are that there is no rush to return to the office. It was not until 9am on Monday that subway passenger traffic reached 40% of pre-pandemic levels. Similar to recent days, bus passenger traffic was slightly higher than the trend, at 69%.
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi defended the schedule of the plan, which allows double spurs “tested” by the NHS Covid app to avoid self-isolation if they test negative, but only for August 16th. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today program: “There is no simple decision, but this is clinical advice.”
The self-isolation regulations for frontline NHS and social care workers have been relaxed.
As England prepares for its biggest wave of Covid-19, and as the government takes the country into uncharted scientific fields, ministers are calling on companies to show “corporate responsibility.”
However, the prime minister was strongly opposed by business leaders, who warned that the “epidemic” was closing bars, shops and other companies.
CBI Chairman Lord Billy Moria told Talk Radio: “According to our estimates, as many as 5 million people may be in self-isolation by August 16-some estimated 10 million people. This is paralyzing the economy every time. Industries.”
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair called for more use of horizontal flow testing to solve the “epidemic”.
Mr. Zahavi said that ending legal restrictions during school holidays and the UK vaccine program is “a prudent measure to restore our lives and get our businesses back on their feet.”
As the ministers eased their speech on “Freedom Day,” he told the BBC Breakfast: “I think we are right now to order the transfer from the government, because we want to restore our lives, return to normal, and let people take personal responsibility. Responsibility, yes, but also corporate responsibility.”
However, the leader of the Labour Party, Sir Kil Stammer, intensified criticism of the total termination of legal restrictions.
He said: “The government urgently needs to change course, abandon plans to remove all restrictions, and rebuild public confidence in the isolation system they have destroyed. This is why Boris Johnson’s chaotic and incompetent behavior is so dangerous. It creates A bad government and fatal consequences for the British public.” As the quarrel in Westminster escalated:
Masking is a “condition” for Transport for London’s travel. Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “I urge Londoners and tourists to continue to abide by these regulations and travel as quietly as possible.”
On Monday, Mr. Zahavi was informing Parliament of plans to vaccinate children After the cabinet ministers discussed the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization. It is expected to provide injections to children who are more susceptible to severe Covid infection, children who live with adults who are more likely to be severely infected by the virus, and 17-year-old children who are three months before their 18th birthday, and may then be extended to other young people people.
Professor Andrew Hayward, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care at University College London, warned that the death toll from the coronavirus “may” rise to “low” tens of thousands, and in the worst case, it may soar to “medium/medium. High” tens of thousands of people imagine. Modeling shows that Covid cases may reach 100,000 to 200,000 cases per day, compared to 48,161 cases yesterday, although the number of hospitalizations and deaths is much lower than in previous waves.
In Mr. Johnson and Rich SunakSecretary of Commerce Kwasi Kwarteng told LBC Radio: “I think he (the prime minister) reviewed the situation and he made the right decision exactly right, instead of quarantining me by participating in the pilot test program.” Decision… The second decision. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance met with Health Minister Sajid Javid who tested positive.
