England rolling back COVID-19 restrictions, PM Boris Johnson says

CBC ^ | 01 19 2022 | Staff

[yesthatjallen]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases.

Britain was the first country to limit international travel over the Omicron variant, raising alarm bells about its mutations, and in December introduced work-at-home advice, more mask-wearing and vaccine passes to slow its spread.

But while cases soared to record highs, hospitalizations and deaths have not risen by the same extent, in part due to Britain's booster rollout and the variant's lesser severity.

Johnson's approach to avoid lockdowns and live with the virus contrasts with a zero tolerance approach to COVID-19 in China and Hong Kong, and tougher restrictions in many other European countries.

"Many nations across Europe have endured further winter lockdowns ... but this government took a different path," Johnson told lawmakers, saying the government had got the toughest decisions right and that numbers going into intensive care were falling.

"Our scientists believe it is likely that the Omicron wave has now peaked nationally ... because of the extraordinary booster campaign, together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures, we can return to Plan A."

SNIP

[BenLurkin]

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hoping this will encourage our country to stop this nonsense.

JHU site….

Do you know that in the IS, the case-fatality rate (CFR) now is 1.2%?

And, in the last month, the CFR from this disease (presumably mostly omicron) is JUST 0.3%?

[rktman]

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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4030909/posts

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[Harpotoo]

In March!?!? Sure they will, NOT:-)

Don’t you love how pols always put things out into the future and not the present?-)

[Vaduz]

Biden kicks dog Boris Johnson chuckles.