4th July Covid-19

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   Nathanvilleposted 5 years ago

   On the 4th July England took the next tentative step of re-opening its economy by allowing pubs, restaurants, cafes, hairdressers and theme parks to open again for the first time since the 23rd March; provided they meet strict Government Guidelines on being covid-19 safe e.g. some of the smaller establishments who can’t meet those regulations still have to remain closed for the time being.  Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are each independently following a similar, but more cautious action plan to re-open their economies.
   
   The only parts of the UK’s economy that now remains closed are the night clubs, theatres and cinemas, with an indication that they may have to remain closed until a vaccine is found and rolled out e.g. next spring.   
   
   There are over 60,000 pubs in the UK, and apart from Soho in London, where social distancing broke down outside the pubs on the 4th July; the British Public are generally respecting, and following the Government’s covid-19 safety guidelines on visiting pubs and restaurants etc.
   
   After just 2 days of pubs reopening, 3 in the UK have already been closed again by the Government, as part of the Government’s ‘whack-a-mole’ strategy of controlling the spread of the virus e.g. through localised ‘test and tracing’ virus outbreaks identified in three pubs; and currently the ‘contact tracers’ are sifting through the register (contact lists) customers have to sign when entering a pub so as to contact all customers who were in close contact with those infected in the three pubs, so that those people can self-isolate and get tested.
   
   4th July:  Pubs, hairdressers and theme parks reopen in England – UK COVID-19 update https://youtu.be/k_GhhH6XLNg
   
   How is your country faring with re-opening its economy, while simultaneously combating the pandemic?

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      Nathanvilleposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Three short videos highlighting the UK Government’s ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Policy to control the spread of covid-19:
      
      •    Three pubs shut in England, due to coronavirus cases just days after reopening https://youtu.be/S40vU7Nng1E
      
      •    ‘Whack-a-Mole’ approach to controlling covid-19 in the UK.  Britain imposes local lockdown in city of Leicester after Covid-19 flare-up https://youtu.be/EC-_YHuVAZ0
      
      •    Other area in the UK at risk of going back into lockdown under the Government’s ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Policy:  Coronavirus local lockdown list revealed - Which areas in the UK are COVID-19 hotspots?  https://youtu.be/NtPK57A7L4A

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