The prime minister said that while he was “increasingly optimistic” about the possibility of easing restrictions, he could not be sure that the current closure would be the last ever.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people, in a tight lock, to release Kent’s release of new coronavirus for months, to give hope about restrictions being lifted as a result of the successful release of a patient vaccine.
In a briefing on Downing Street on Monday night, Mr Johnson said he could not offer any cast-iron pledges because despite infections, there are still more COVID-19 patients in hospitals than peaks of disease released in April 2020. He described the “extraordinary efforts” of all those involved in delivering jabs after the government met their target of offering the first dose to 15 million of the most vulnerable this week and spread to people over 65.
The UK PM praised the “unprecedented national achievement”, but now said there was “no time to rest”.
“Next week I’ll be putting out a roadmap saying as much as we can about the route to regularity, even though some things are very uncertain,” Johnson said, referring to a headline dated 22 February to issue a resolution plan in Parliament.
“Because we want this lock-up to be the last resort and we want progress to be careful but also irreversible. So try to keep staying at home, protecting the NHS and save lives, “he said.
The prime minister said that while he was “increasingly optimistic” about the possibility of easing restrictions, he could not be sure that the current closure would be the last ever.
“I am very hopeful that we can go ahead and open things up, but to say that I can give a hard iron promise that we will have no other problems and that we need to think harder and deeper about some problems, I can’t at this stage, “he said.
The government hopes to start reopening schools as the first step in lifting locking restrictions, with March 8 as a promising date for reopening. For the devolved nations, Northern Ireland is following a similar timeline, with Scotland set out their school plans this week and Wales to begin the reopening process on Monday. in the coming.
The UK recorded a further 9,765 new coronavirus infections on Monday, the first time the daily cases figure has been below 10,000 since October 2. The daily death rate has fallen to 230, but official statistics are usually delayed. was collected over the weekend.