The government is “developing other options” before making a decision on fully lifting COVID restrictions on June 21.
A government official told Sky News Number 10 he still plans to move forward with the final step on the roadmap, but is waiting for more data before making a decision.
“It would be remiss of us to make a decision without a full set of data as evidence,” said a government official.
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“Of course, officials are working out other options, but we still expect to be able to move forward on June 21.”
Options under discussion are expected to include maintaining the wearing of face masks in certain settings and continuing to work from home counseling, even as the hospitality industry opens up.
Until now, the government has never said there is “nothing in the data” to suggest that the end of the lockdown should be delayed.
Nonetheless, ministers are urged to ensure all restrictions on hotel businesses are removed as planned, with reports suggesting that the final step in England’s roadmap to emerge from the lockdown could be delayed by two weeks.
The British Beer & Pub Association warned that thousands of pubs “could still be lost forever,” even though domestic service returned on May 17.
Figures suggest that pubs suffered a 20% drop in commerce in the first week after reopening compared to the same period before the pandemic – and if that continues, the average venue could lose £ 94,000 in revenue. business per year.
Meanwhile, epidemiologist Dr Adam Kucharski said he was “nervous” about unlocking later this month amid the spread of the Delta (Indian) variant.
“I think we have to accept that the equation has changed here – we are not facing the virus we faced two months ago,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
“If we were faced with the B.117 (Kent) variant as the dominant one, the fact that it (the vaccines) works very well, case …
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-06-05 09:43:00
