Countries should not lift all of their coronavirus restrictions on one particular date, the World Health Organisation’s special envoy on Covid-19 has said.
Dr David Nabarro said that the emergence of new variants of coronavirus would continue to pose problems, and that some coronavirus measures would have to be maintained long-term.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Nabarro said: “We do have to be prepared for the inevitability that viruses will continue to be a problem for us. We’re going to have to really seriously contemplate continuing to practice some degree of physical distancing, some degree of mask wearing, some degree of hygiene, some degree of protecting those who are most at risk, as long as there are these nasty viruses around, whether or not we’re vaccinated.”
“It makes people very angry because they want to be able to stop being careful but it’s my advice, and it’s just based on studying these things over the years, is that it is not a cool thing just to ditch our preventative measures on a particular date because we hope that’s going to be associated with less risks – the risks are going to stay.”
Sajid Javid, the new Health Secretary, has said that the 19 July unlocking is the “end of the line” for coronavirus restrictions and that the country will have to learn to live with the virus.
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