UK PM Johnson decided to delay COVID reopening due to Indian variant

[ginfreely]

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/how-uk-pm-johnson-decided-delay-covid-reopening-2021-06-15/

June 16, 202112:10 AM +08Last Updated 28 minutes ago

United Kingdom​

How UK PM Johnson decided to delay COVID reopening​

Alistair Smout

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday delayed by a month his plans to lift the last COVID-19 restrictions in England after modelling showed that thousands more people might die due unless reopening was pushed back.

The move was due to the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, which is more transmissible, associated with lower vaccine effectiveness against mild disease and could cause more hospitalisations in the unvaccinated.

He said the extra time would be used to speed up Britain's vaccination programme - already one of the world's furthest advanced - with two thirds of the population expected to have had two shots by July 19. read more

 

[laksaboy]

Meanwhile in Hungary, full stadium of 67k people, no masks and no social distancing.

 

[ginfreely]

Meanwhile in Hungary, full stadium of 67k people, no masks and no social distancing.

Wow that’s paradise.

 

[laksaboy]

Wow that’s paradise.

Indeed it is. Amazing what you can achieve when your country is not run by a libtard, a globalist or a technocrat with vested interests in prolonging the lockdowns and restrictions. For your 'protection' of course.

 

[Leongsam]

Meanwhile in Hungary, full stadium of 67k people, no masks and no social distancing.

The virus has a thing against pommies but gets along fine with the Hungarians.

 

[syed putra]

Hungarians eat covid for breakfast.