The use of anti-covid-19 masks will become optional in England, given that the data underlying the deconfinement measures are “very positive”. Secretary of State for Housing and Communities Robert Jenrick told Sky News.
“This will be a different stage in which we, the citizens, will decide, instead of the government telling us what to do,” he explained this Sunday.
Jenrik also said the restrictions should be lifted on July 19 and that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal more details on the latest phase of the UK decontamination plan in the coming days.
“It looks like we can now move forward and move to a much more liberal regime, thereby moving away from the constraints that were so difficult for us,” he said. “We need to ensure that every adult gets both doses of the vaccine because that is the key to staying in control of the virus as fall and winter approach.”
As a reminder, Boris Johnson initially expected the restrictions to be lifted in June, but the rise of the Delta variant in the country ultimately thwarted his plan.
France gives freedom to choose where to vaccinate
The French government is also focused on “simplifying and expanding” the COVID-19 vaccination campaign to contain the threat of a new wave of pandemic this summer. The Delta variant already accounts for a third of new infections in France.
Although in June the health minister urged people to take both doses at the same vaccination center – because he feared that vacation spots in France would not respond given the concentration of people in the summer months – the speech has now changed.
“From Monday, when they make an appointment via the Internet, they will be able to prescribe the first dose of the vaccine at the vaccination center, and the second at any other center in the country, including recreation areas,” said Minister Olivier Veran. this Saturday the French newspaper Le Monde.
The minister also states that the time between two doses should be increased to three to seven weeks to give more options to those who go on vacation.
