What can we expect from Boris Johnsons declaration on the lifting of the lockdown on July 19?
Boris Johnson is expected to announce today if the government will eliminate the final coronavirus restrictions on July 19th. Despite the fact that cases of the Delta variety remain high, the Prime Minister is scheduled to announce today whether the final round of loosening limits in England will go forward. Prior to todays public announcement, a final decision was apparently taken on Sunday. Easyjet is launching a new green list direct trip from Liverpool. The government had hoped to enter the final stage of the lockdown easing roadmap on June 21, but that date was pushed back due to escalating infection rates. On July 5, the Prime Minister will provide an update to the public in order to give businesses sufficient time to prepare for any proposed adjustments. Sajid Javid, the governments Health Secretary, has taken over since the last lockdown easing statement, following Matt Hancocks departure after he was photographed kissing his staffer Gina Colangelo, in violation of social distance regulations. Until June 14, when the government announced a four-week Freedom Day delay, lockdown lessening in England had followed the governments intended timetable, with indoor hospitality resuming on May 17. Concerns over the Delta variety, which was initially detected in India, forced adjustments to the governments plan, but the new Health Secretary has stated that coronavirus limitations will be lifted on July 19. And it looks that Mr. Javid is eager to abolish all remaining limitations as soon as possible. Mr Javid stated in Parliament on June 28 that his objective is to return the country to normalcy by July 19, when all social distancing laws will be lifted. The new Health Secretary indicated that Freedom Day will not be moved up, but stated that he is committed to lifting all restrictions on July 19. While we chose not to push step four forward, we see no need to continue beyond July 19, he said. In reality, no date we choose comes without the risk of covid; we cannot just avoid it; we must learn to live with it.  We also recognize that consumers and businesses require clarity, therefore we want each step to be final.  All restraints on our liberty must be lifted.  Stage 4 of the governments first roadmap ambitions. The summary comes to a close.