Tag: Freedom Day
UK: nearly 100 covid deaths, 750 hospitalizations, outbreak looking as bad as January 2021
The coronavirus outbreak in the UK is worsening with deaths almost doubling to 100 a day and hospitalizations increasing to 750 a day on 20th July 2021.… ...More...
Financial Times: Monday is surrender day, not freedom day, in England
“Mass infection risks swamping hospitals, decimating workforces, sickening the young and weak, and creating vaccine-resistant variants — all of which could lead to further lockdowns and, ultimately, less freedom.… ...More...
English Freedom Day: Lions led by Zombies
A short reminder of what happened after “Freedom Day” was announced in the Czech Republic on July 2nd 2020:
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UK: International summit condemns Boris Johnson’s THIRD Covid-19 catastrophe
Boris Johnson’s “Freedom Day” plan to create herd immunity in the UK by having one huge summer Delta wave has been rightly criticised from scientists from around the globe.… ...More...
UK: opposition grows as Boris Johnson orders all Covid-19 restrictions lifted in Britain during massive Delta wave
Opposition to Boris Johnson’s plan to unlock Britain in the middle of what is shaping up to be the country’s worst ever coronavirus wave is growing.… ...More...
WHO: UK coronavirus policy “Moral emptiness and epidemiological stupidity”
… ...More...“Moral emptiness and epidemiological stupidity”, is the absolutely correct assessment of @DrMikeRyan of @WHO in answer to a question from the BBC’s @naomigrimley about the UK Gov’s policy that it’s better to have more people catch #COVID19 virus sooner rather than later.
UK: with 2 million Long Covid cases and 20,000 new coronavirus infections every day, is this really the right time to lift restrictions?
There is something deeply surreal about Britain’s current Covid-19 policy right now.… ...More...
UK: Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty’s grim prognosis on the coronavirus pandemic
Patrick Vallance: “This is a virus that is going to be with us forever.” … ...More...
UK: What happens after June 21st 2021 – Britain’s coronavirus “Freedom Day”?
By Step 4 which will take place no earlier than 21 June, the UK government hopes to be in a position to remove all legal limits on social contact.… ...More...