onday marks the so-called “free day” United Kingdom When most of the remaining legal coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
After months of restrictions related to the pandemic, the country has finally reached the final step of the government’s unlocking road map.
Here, PA News Agency looks at how life will be different:
– What measures are being taken?
Official news: Social distancing restrictions have basically ended, and there are no longer “six-a-side rules” and “one meter or more” restrictions.
Groups of six or more people from multiple families will be able to hang out indoors and outdoors.
enterprise Will reopen, including closed nightclubs, which can welcome party attendees back to the dance floor.
Legal restrictions on mourners at funerals and wedding celebrations will also end, and the school bubble will end.
– Can we all throw away the mask?
This is complicated. Legally speaking, face masks will no longer be mandatory in indoor environments.
But the government It means “expect and recommend” that workers and customers wear masks in crowded enclosed spaces.
This may include using public transportation or mixing with people you don’t usually know.
The official news is one of “personal responsibility” and “informed choice”.
– So where do you need masks?
In London, Sadiq Khan has stated that they will remain mandatory for the capital’s transportation network.
According to local regulations, passengers must also wear them in bus stations operated by the joint authorities of West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, Northeast Metro and Metrolink tram services in Greater Manchester.
Supermarket chains-including Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose-will encourage customers to wear masks.
– Has the large-scale event restarted?
Yes it is. From Monday, people can once again enjoy concerts, plays and sports events.
The government recommends that companies use “certification” as a basis for entering places deemed “high-risk”.
– Is this related to talking about “vaccine passport”?
In a sense, the actions of enterprises are not mandatory, but only suggestive.
Encourage organizations to use National Health Service Covid Pass-provides detailed information about a person’s vaccination or test result status, and is featured in large-scale event trials-to help limit the risk of infection.
-If I just want to go to a bar, do I need a pass?
may. The government has not stipulated which venues can use the system, so whether it is necessary to ensure the safety of employees and customers will be determined by the venue management or owner.
Table service is recommended to continue at the bar.
Bar group JD Wetherspoon said it would relax its mask and table service rules for customers, but will still encourage the use of its app to order.
-How about testing and tracking? Can I still be pinged?
Yes-positive Covid cases and their contacts determined through NHS testing and tracking still need to self-quarantine in accordance with the law.
But under what some people call the “plague”, companies and unions warn that Monday may become a “day of chaos” due to shortages of workers who have to self-isolate.
Starting on August 16, the self-isolation requirements for contacts of positive cases under 18 and double-vaccinated adults will be removed.
Testing can still be performed after July 19, and British residents returning from red-listed countries/regions will continue to be subject to hotel quarantine.
– Do I have to go back to work?
The government no longer instructs people to work from home, but instead encourages a gradual return.
-The number of cases has increased. Does it all have to do with the clinically vulnerable people?
Some charities have expressed disappointment that people can give up masks from next week.
people When restrictions are relaxed, the government will advise people who are clinically extremely vulnerable to avoid others who have not been vaccinated.
Those at risk of serious Covid-19 disease should continue to meet outdoors when possible, and ask friends and family members to conduct a lateral mobility test before visiting.
-Where is the nursing home?
After Monday, relatives and friends visiting residents of nursing homes still need to wear protective equipment and are advised to minimize physical contact.
However, there is no limit to the number of “designated visitors” that residents can receive, and there is no limit to the number of people nationwide that can visit in one day.
– If we are at the end of the road map, why is the government so cautious?
The Minister of Health Sajid Javid tested positive for Covid-19, and the prime minister and the prime minister were forced to isolate as close contacts, which is enough to prove the continued existence and destructive ability of the virus.
Boris Johnson will self-isolate on “Freedom Day” because scientists warn that the number of cases may still soar.
Mr. Javid previously told members of Congress that the daily Covid-19 case rate may rise to 100,000 cases per day, but the government believes that the vaccination program “severely weakened” the link between cases, hospitalizations and deaths, which means that the NHS will not know it. Taken.
