Covid, end of lockdown in the United Kingdom thanks to Johnson’s vaccination plan
With over 18 million vaccinated, Prime Minister Boris Johnson sees the light at the bottom of the UK lockdown. The point of Daniele Meloni
The UK is first in Europe for anti-Covid vaccinations. With over 18 million vaccinated, Prime Minister Boris Johnson sees the light at the bottom of the lockdown, and takes revenge against all those who had wrongly branded him as a "denier". On the other hand, it is difficult to see a denier put in place 3 lockdowns. But so be it.
During the BBC Breakfast broadcast, the Minister for Vaccines, Nadhim Zahavi, outlined the plan to get out of the restrictions that have accompanied the lives of the British for over two months after the discovery of the Kent variant of the coronavirus.
From 8 March all schools and after-school sports activities will reopen. From the 29th, it will be possible to meet up to 6 members of families other than one's own and it will be possible to leave the regions.
Johnson was keen to point out that what interests him are the data, not the dates, but the effect of the lockdown and the vaccination campaign seem to have significantly reduced infections in a country that has paid for the pandemic with over 120 thousand victims.
To establish a further path to loosen restrictions, the government will examine 4 parameters: first of all the progression of the vaccination plan; linked to this is the data on the reduction of victims and hospitalizations related to Covid and the containment of the spread of the virus with the relative decrease in hospitalizations. The fourth parameter refers to the variants, which must not present concrete risks in the event of a relaxation of the restrictive measures. Downing Street said these 4 parameters were being analyzed ahead of the March 8 reopening.
Now the ball will go to a House of Commons eager to vote for restrictions on individual freedoms to be relaxed. MPs will vote on the government's proposals in Westminster in the coming weeks.
The effect of the success of vaccinations and the exit from the lockdown is also felt in the polls: Johnson and the Tories are back to having a 5-point lead over Labor. Similar figures have not been seen since last spring.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/covid-fine-lockdown-in-regno-unito-grazie-al-piano-vaccinazione-di-johnson/ on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:06:06 +0000.