In mid-March, London’s parks, once the epicenter of the worst outbreak, were filled with football players.
Compared to most European countries, Britain has a speedy vaccination campaign.
For Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s administration, handling the pandemic right now is an opportunity to redeem himself after the country recorded the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in Europe.
Public Health England data shows infection rates have fallen in all areas and age groups in the first week of March. Officials say this shows that vaccines and strict distancing measures have been developed.
However, across the continent, many signs suggest that the pandemic is still smoldering.
People wait for the train at St.
The British government has been continuously criticized for its poor response to the epidemic over the past year.
Last summer, the government proactively encouraged people to eat out – part of an effort to boost the economy.
Although there is still a social distancing order, the number of people traveling outside is still at 77%, much higher than mid-January. Transport use increased slightly, with many people traveling to the capital for more than two months
Diane Wehrle, chief information officer at research firm Springboard, said: `This is a result of stay-at-home fatigue, the need to go shopping and a subjective attitude towards the success of the vaccine program.
For Mike Tildesley, an academic at the University of Warwick who advises the government on pandemic modeling, the biggest risk is that vaccinated elderly people `think they are invincible`.
Tildesley said: `If people ignore precautions, thinking vaccines protect too well, they could damage the successes we have achieved. We need the message to be really clear, that the measures