Is it relevant to postpone Freedom Day on June 21, Minister of Health Matt Hancock was asked about BBC.
“We are absolutely open to doing that,” Hancock replied.
As early as February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set June 21 as the date on which all corona measures would be removed, as the last and fourth step in the reopening.
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Hancock points out that it was the first relevant date for a full reopening, but that it has always been relevant to postpone it if the circumstances so require.
The British authorities have announced that they will announce on 14 June whether the plan will be implemented or whether the date will be postponed.
Fear new wave
What now makes it uncertain is the Indian mutation that has begun to spread among people in Britain. It is considered 40 percent more contagious than the British variant.
In the last week, more than 5,000 cases of the Indian variant have been registered in the country.
Already in April it was warned against the threat from the Indian variant. Prime Minister Johnson then canceled his planned trip to India, after Britain red-listed the country.
Still, the country’s outgoing vaccine chief, Clive Dix, went out in early May and said that Corona may be extinct from the United Kingdom in August.
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Last week, a third wave of infections in the country was announced by Professor Martin McKee, wrote The Guardian. This is despite the fact that about 60 percent of the English population has received the first dose.
– We can already see that the current infection control measures do not stop the sudden increase in infection in many parts of the country. It looks very much like we are now in an early phase of the third wave of infections, says McKee, who works with European public health.
Damp reopening
In early April, the British opened society after several months with high infection rates and strict closure.
It was marked with open eateries.
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According to BBC the streets of London’s Soho district were packed with people. The roads were closed to traffic to accommodate eating and drinking guests.
– Honestly, it feels so good. It feels like being out of jail, says one of the pub guests to the channel.
EM-glider
It has also been opened to spectators at events. At the FA Cup final in May, there were 21,000 supporters inside the gates at Wembley taking around 90,000 when Leicester beat Chelsea.
The TV pictures on and off the stadium at the time showed supporters close together.
In June and July, there will be several matches in the European Championship in football in the same arena, also it is planned with spectators in the stands.
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