Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News on Monday morning that there was no perfect time for Britain to ease the restrictions.
On Monday night, the country eased its coronary restrictions, despite the fact that the UK is currently one of the countries in the world with the highest infection rates.
– I am confident that we are doing the right thing. The vaccination program allows us to take this cautious step.
Zahawi himself will continue to wear face masks in places where there are a lot of people and crowded trains, which he has also encouraged the population to do.
Get support
Mike Cherry, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, supports Zahawi. He tells the channel that companies that feel they still need to protect customers and employees should have infection control measures.
– It is up to each company to use common sense, as well as do what they think is right for them. I hope that the employees will not face criticism from those who do not want to wear face masks, he says.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson went out on Sunday night and asked the British to be careful:
“Please, be careful, and go into the next step of reopening with respect for other people and the risk the virus still poses,” Johnson said.
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– Reckless
Labor health policy spokesman Jonathan Ashworth is reacting strongly to the reopening.
– Today is ruthless. “We do not support the government in the way they throw away the protection in this way,” Ashworth told Sky News.
The opposition politician believes that one must continue with home offices and that today will be the busiest on the transport network in 16 months.
– I suspect that the government will have to review today’s decisions once again at a later date.
Up to 200,000 daily
Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London told the BBC on Sunday that it was almost inevitable that the reopening would lead to around 100,000 new cases and 1,000 new admissions daily.
According to Ferguson, who is a member of the government’s scientific advisory group Sage, the question is rather whether the infections will be able to reach up to 200,000 daily after the reopening.
The infection has also reached the corridors of power. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not allowed to take a pint at a nightclub on what has been referred to as Freedom Day after his health minister Sajid Javid was diagnosed with coronary heart disease over the weekend.
The two were together in a meeting before the weekend, and Johnson must therefore follow the reopening from home in isolation.
Javid is fully vaccinated and he says only mild symptoms, but the case has nevertheless become a symbol for some that the reopening comes too early.
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