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BRITISH are willing to break Covid blocking rules to see their loved ones after getting tired of the curbs, it has been reported.
Despite polls showing that the public is largely behind the restrictions, “intimate” focus groups have reportedly “uncovered hidden truths” about how “fatigued” Brits really feel.
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One such study last week with Conservative and Labor voters in London, Liverpool and Birmingham showed that the public had “lost faith” in the shutdown, reports the Daily Mail.
And unlike the first wave, people are no longer willing to obey the rules, such as not mixing with other households or gathering in groups of more than six.
The British are concerned about the damage to the economy and are furious at high-profile rule breakers, the group revealed.
James Johnson of JL Partners, who moderated the focus group, said the responses were typical of other studies he had worked on.
He believes that public opinion has turned against the government’s measures.
Johnson said “nuanced conversations” in focus groups involving a handful of people have revealed “hidden truths” about the current state of public opinion.
In these studies, participants spend time discussing issues compared to polls in which voters are asked to directly answer “yes” or “no” to questions, often online.
Johnson, who previously advised Theresa May in Downing Street, says that people now want to rely on their own common sense rather than government directives.
He said voters are “fatigued” by the restrictions and are no longer willing to be compliant.
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The public is angry at those in power who have circumvented the “confusing” rules that have constantly been cut and changed, he says.
And it has been reported that opinion on the new blockade measures is divided within the government itself.
Ministers have been encouraged by signs that predictions of high infection rates and death toll in the winter months may be overstated.
This occurs when NHS documents show that a national circuit breaker lockout is not needed to protect the healthcare service.
The data, seen by The Sun, shows that only 542 hospital beds are occupied by Covid patients in the entire South.
And there are fewer than 300 patients treated for the virus in eastern England.
Meanwhile, London had 610 beds in wards with infected patients on Tuesday, compared with nearly 5,000 in early April.
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Only the areas that are already affected by the Tier 2 and 3 restrictions have more than 1,000 beds occupied by Covid patients, suggesting that a specific approach is appropriate.
In the Midlands there are 1,090 flag casualties, 1,436 in the North East and Yorkshire and 2,099 in the North West.
The UK has seen 830,998 infections and 44,571 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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