EXPERTS IN UK DISAGREE WITH BORIS JOHNSON’S PLAN OF DELAYING COVID REGULATIONS

Tue 21 December 2021:

Despite an increase in Covid cases, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country will not be put on lockdown until at least Christmas. British scientists, on the other hand, disagree with him.

Leading medical experts have stated that imposing a lockdown in the country until the New Year or later will “almost certainly be too late to have a material impact on the epidemic.”

The United Kingdom has been battling the spread of the Omicron variant across the country. Cases have been multiplying at a faster rate than the Delta variant. While residents have been advised to stay inside, wear masks, and maintain social distance, the same appears to be difficult as the country prepares to celebrate Christmas and New Year next weekend.

However, some experts have also said that looking at the data of Covid cases, there is a chance that it is already too late to impose these restrictions. In such a case, it will be difficult to analyse if these restrictions, if imposed, have any impact on controlling the virus.

“We are damned if we do and damned if we don’t,” Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, was quoted by the Guardian.

However, he still suggests reintroducing all Covid regulations to make sure there is some chance of flattening the curve, rather than facing a calamity. “If we implement control measures now, they are unlikely to be sufficient to reverse the growth, only slow it,” he said. “But there may still be benefits in slowing the peak, in terms of flattening the curve.”

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister maintains his position that a complete lockdown will not be imposed until at least December. “The situation is extremely difficult and the arguments either way are very, very finely balanced,” he said.

He has, however, stated that the government and medical experts will conduct a “continuous review” of all Covid data, particularly for the Omicron variant.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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