Specialists raised their voices considering that they were not the most appropriate measures, since it could lead to an increase in cases.
The high rate of vaccination and the decline in the spread of the Omicron variant gave rise to the UK authorities considering abandoning the most common and essential restrictions on the coronavirus, such as the isolation of the person who contracts the disease. .
The British Government announced that starting next week, in England, the legal obligation to confine those infected with covid-19 will expire and will be replaced by advisory measures.
It is part of the plan to “live with coronavirus”, which will also surely reduce the number of tests. In addition, it provides for vaccines and treatments to keep the virus under control, while the authorities warned that “surveillance systems and contingency measures will be maintained” if necessary.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said removing the most basic restrictions against the virus will allow people to protect themselves “without restricting freedoms” and will promote a “move away from government intervention to personal responsibility.”
However, scientific analysts -including those who advise the Executive- expressed their doubts about this measure, which is expected to be exposed this Monday in Parliament to clarify the details.
According to health experts, this resolution is risky because it can lead to an increase in infections and a lowering of the guard of the country’s defenses against future strains.
The Labor Party’s health spokesman, Wes Streeting, lashed out this Sunday by stating that the premier “declares victory before the war is over.”
This proposal may go down well with the conservatives, who have been very critical of Johnson in recent months for his scandals such as ‘Partygate’ and who had shown disagreement with the anticovid measures from the beginning for being “disproportionate.”
Last January, the Executive erased most of the restrictions against the pandemic, lifted health passports to enter establishments and determined the end of the use of masks in most spaces, except in hospitals.
That the cases of Ómicron have not skyrocketed after lifting the restrictions or that the numbers of hospitalizations and deaths increased, for the Government implies that the high rate of inoculations is sufficient support to continue the opening.
85% of those over 12 years of age already have two doses of the vaccine, while almost two thirds have the booster. “We have built strong protections against this virus over the last two years through vaccines, testing and new treatments,” Johnson stated.
The New and Emerging Virus Threats Advisory Group, which advises the government, had said last week that “it is a mistake” to think that viruses gradually become milder and that this would be “a fortuitous event.”
They also warned that drastically changing prevention methods could lead to rapid growth of the pandemic. “This is not the time to take risks,” said Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
We’ve built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments, and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do. 2/3
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 20, 2022
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