Is now the right time to lift Covid restrictions?

Newspaper today reported it was the baby - and the poor little mite was quite ill. Sacrificial lamb to parents who clearly think safety measures don’t apply to them!

No. I don't think this is the right time to lift all restrictions. I would have liked to see the mandatory wearing of face coverings kept. People are still allowed to use the hospitality trade without wearing face covering so it won't curtail their freedom.

LuckyFour

I'm fed up of the constant cynicism on here.
They've lifted restrictions but that doesn't mean you can't wear a mask or mustn't social distance. I'll still be doing the same until I personally feel I'm not at risk. We can only look after ourselves and this is the best way to look after everyone else.
We must think for ourselves, we're not zombies.

The point with this is that some members of our community are more vulnerable and will suffer because of all the selfish ’I’m alright Jack pull the ladder up’ types

In Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset the rates are still very high. It’s all very well to talk about the country overall. My little Gd has just tested positive making 30 out of a total number of 100 in her school.The LEA have advised their primary schools they still need stricter measures rather than relaxing them. I fear we will all get too complacent with measures lifted too soon.

We’re keeping masks here in Scotland for now and lifting some other restrictions. That seems sensible to me while case numbers are still high.

My DS is a microbiologist and in his 30s, he refuses to 'go out and about or socialise' as he said the figures are still too high, and the risks too high. Who do I trust my son or Boris? My son, every time.

Just because they say you don't have to wear a face mask does not mean you have to stop wearing one. I will continue..

Of course Theoddbird - but if you are in a crowded place, be it bus or tube, at work or ... etc - you truly need '2 to tango' - being the lone one with a mask is not going to help much if everyone is breathing on you. So most of us retired people will have the choice- others who are told now to go back to work- will NOT.

In a word NO.

As said before, Omicron is JUST a cold (according to the British medical journal), which I've read for years, as do gp's.

We’ve heard that nonsense about what the BMJ says before. It says the symptoms are like those of a cold - and as we know those symptoms can develop into severe illness.

Good we must get back to some kind of normality lm still wearing my mask in crowded indoor spaces but really it's up to the individual to take responsibility for their own lives

Not really, but we all know why he has !

Sawsage2

As said before, Omicron is JUST a cold (according to the British medical journal), which I've read for years, as do gp's.

Not just a cold to anyone CEV though is it ? If it was, my rheumatology consultant wouldn’t be reminding me that Covid isn’t over, that I should be mindful of my condition and continue to be very careful.

Yes. Those who are vulnerable will take their own precautions as in any flu epidemic.

Callistemon21

Well, a hospital consultant specialising in lung disease thought today that Covid is on the wane.

I doubt very much that she would be a Johnson or even Tory supporter.

Could you clarify? Surely a hospital consultant is just as likely to vote Conservative as anyone else?

In my area Covid rates are still very high. In the school I work at there were 19 children off in one class this week. I think the Government should have kept mask wearing in shops and on public transport plus social distancing.

Another yes from me though I expect Scotland will drag out restrictions for a bit longer.

I really despair now at the inept, opportunistic nature of this "Government".

Is it now the right time to lift restrictions?

Well yes, go ahead, throw caution to the wind, as Johnson has already stated: "... let the bodies pile high in the streets".

For those who don't die, and feel ill, well get back to work you plebs, spread it around a bit, and we'll all be OK, because it's just a little sniffle.

The weasel words of sycophantic Javid, and the blustering buffoon are all that we the people of the UK need - just keep going to work, and keep the financial services going.

I will follow the covid guidence until its safe for me, ive worn a mask for two years, i have health issues and will carry on wearing one for a long time to come.

No, absolutely NOT - as simple as that.

Yes it is the right time. Boris may be swayed by wanting to deflect attention but I for one can't wait much longer. I'm tired of wearing masks in shops etc. There is always a degree of risk in life and those who feel the need and are older and more vulnerable can continue to protect themselves. We have heard most from a carefully selected set of experts and I don't trust that they are not swayed by politics.

MayBee70 Good for you. Thank you.

Does this government have any care or kindness for us and in particular the clinically vulnerable?

It is if you're a PM in trouble and you're trying to regain some of the lurv that came his way when he got elected.
Too little, too late is my opinion.
I think I'll be continuing to wear a mask. Aside from covid, I've not had a cold for over 2 years and I've got too used to pulling faces at people!

I’m disappointed by the ‘if you’re vulnerable it’s up to you to protect yourself, I want to get on with my life’ attitude shown by some posters. I have always believed in protecting one another. That’s gone out the window obviously.