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Prime Minister Boris Johnson presents his highly progressive deconfusion plan this Sunday to the United Kingdom, the second country in the world with the most deaths from coronavirus, warning against the risk of go “too fast, lose control and trip”.
Hardly criticized for his initial relaxation from the coronavirus, Johnson, who was seriously ill with covid-19 and hospitalized in intensive care, became a staunch advocate of prudence and patience.
“You have very few options on the climb, but it is on the descent that you have to make sure you don’t run too fast, lose control and stumble,” he told the Sun On Sunday newspaper before the broadcast on Sunday.
It is expected to announce very slight immediate modifications to the confinement decreed on March 23 and prolonged twice, initially until the end of May.
So on Twitter, he changed his slogan from “stay home” to “stay alert”, while asking to work and stay home as long as possible and limit contacts, provoking criticism from the opposition, for whom the lack of clarity it can aggravate the situation.
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The United Kingdom is already the European country hardest hit by covid-19, with more than 31,000 deaths, and the second in the world behind the United States, whose population (327 million) is almost five times higher.
Picnics and gardening
Following Johnson’s televised speech, “on Monday his government will publish the plan … and the prime minister will report to parliament,” a Downing Street spokesman said.
Currently, the British can only leave home to go to work if essential, to the doctor, to shop or to exercise once a day.
The first de-climbing measures may include allowing more exercise, or sunbathing and picnicking in the parks, provided that a safety distance is respected.
The great London parks have already experienced a multiplication of these activities, not yet authorized, this weekend. And the streets became lively on Friday, 75th anniversary of the surrender of the Nazis at the end of World War II, with small parties between more or less distant neighbors.
Another of the first measures contemplated is the reopening of gardening shops, one of the favorite pastimes of the British and which they were deprived of due to the closing of stores.
Faced with the serious economic consequences of confinement – the Bank of England predicts a historic drop of 14% of GDP – the government is considering allowing those who cannot work from home to return to their workplaces. But also a 14-day quarantine for all people entering the country, except those from Ireland, and increase fines for breaking the rules.
Alert system
Most of these measures will apply only to England as the autonomous nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland themselves determine their de-escalation.
A five-level, color-coded alert system from red to green, similar to what exists for the terrorist threat, will inform the country of the evolution of the pandemic to determine where and how to ease confinement.
“Right now we believe the country is at four on a scale of five, with five being the most concerning,” Minister of Local Government and Housing Robert Jenrick told Sky News.
“Our aspiration is to go down as fast as we can to three,” he said.
At each stage, “we will be in a position to open and reactivate more aspects of the economy and our lives,” he said, insisting that any measure be taken with “great care and caution,” monitoring its effect on the infection rate.
A government scientific adviser told the Sunday Times newspaper that the UK could exceed 100,000 coronavirus deaths if confinement is lifted too quickly.
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AFP
