Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party, is set to declare a culmination of England’s COVID19 regulations on Monday, a day after the 95-year-old monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, verified positive for the virus.
The Cabinet will meet early Monday to resign from the so-called ‘Living with Covid’ blueprint ahead of the prime minister’s prearranged statement to the Parliament at noon and a news convention from Boris Johnson in the early evening.
Johnson told the BBC on Sunday that he would not wholly throw caution to the wind. Still, he indicated that the coronavirus is risky if individuals are vulnerable and not vaccinated. The Prime Minister requested people to be more confident and return to workplaces. The world is now learning to co-exist with the virus.
On Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II’s office stated that she was witnessing mild, cold-like symptoms but was supposed to endure some light responsibilities at Windsor Castle over the coming week.
The United Kingdom has had over 161,000 Covid deaths, the second-biggest casualty count in Europe after Russia, notwithstanding one of the globe’s most successful vaccine regimes. But, hindered by an internal scandal about parties in his Downing Street office and residence amidst Covid19 lockdowns, coupled with an array of self-imposed missteps, Boris Johnson is keen to present some good news to a public fatigued by restrictions.
Despite Johnson questing to change political attention away from lockdown rule-breaking accusations made on Johnson and his team, the news is still predominant in the UK news. In his BBC interview on Sunday (amongst questions regarding Ukraine and Covid19), Boris Johnson also evaded multiple inquiries about whether he would quit if it turned out that he had broken the law or deceived the Parliament. Instead, Johnson provided a single measure of how the issue still preoccupies his administration.
Is Johnson’s Office Doctoring Reality?
Chairperson of the British Medical Association Council, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, told the BBC on Sunday that the effectiveness of the declaration seemed a bit odd, indicating that it was a political declaration almost feigning that the coronavirus no longer existed.
Dr Nagpaul stated that living with Covid19 doesn’t indicate that one puts a veil on reality. However, the doctor indicated that a vast majority still perished weekly due to the pandemic.
Johnson will announce that people testing positive for the coronavirus will not self-isolate. The government will also inhibit its free testing program, estimated at GBP 2 billion (USD 2.73 billion) a month.
According to the Prime Minister’s office, Johnson addresses a gathering on Monday. He will state that the pandemic is not over but owing to the implausible vaccine roll-out, the Prime Minister’s office is now a single step nearer to returning to normality and, in conclusion giving the people their freedom whilst striving to uphold safety and precaution as a priority.
Apprehensions About Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II appeared at an in-person audience at her Windsor Castle home last week, her foremost public engagement after over three months.
The Queen mainly had been inactive since mid-October 2021, after abandoning a variety of engagements and spending the night in the hospital enduring several tests.
Apprehensions about the Queen contracting COVID19 surged this month after Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, tested positive after establishing contact with the matriarch. The Queen is wholly vaccinated. The disclosure also arrives weeks after the Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch turned 70 years on the throne on February 6th 2022. In June, the nation will embrace countrywide celebrations to highlight her Platinum Jubilee formally.
