Coronavirus in the UK. Government criticized for the plan for Christmas

Some doctors and scientists criticize the British government for the Christmas plan on the pandemic. They warn that the planned loosening of restrictions at Christmas will result in many people dying and that later restrictions will be more severe. The owners of pubs and restaurants are also dissatisfied.

 
The Times writes on Wednesday (November 25) that the government's scientific advisers warned the Johnson administration that the Christmas dispensation would "cost lives" and could trigger a third lockdown.


"This will certainly lead to more infections, it is likely to trigger a third wave and cause more unnecessary deaths," says the BBC's Prof Andrew Hayward, a member of the prime minister's advisory committee on the pandemic.

Government assumption
But the government estimates that in this balance of profits and losses, psychological losses would be very severe, and people have a need to be close to each other after a difficult year. The assumption is that some residents would break any restrictions anyway. Many behaviorists point to this possibility.

- The virus does not know that there are holidays, we all need to be careful-urges in a special video prime minister Boris Johnson, stressing the importance of personal responsibility. In a similar tone struck the head of the regional government Nicola Sturgeon.


"Impossible to reverse"
Meanwhile, criticism also came from many owners of restaurants and pubs. Because the possibility of meetings in these places, which in the islands is part of the tradition, will be seriously limited. - A blow to the industry will be impossible to reverse-predicts the union of pub owners.

According to the government's plan for the holidays will be lifted restrictions on travel. It will be possible to meet in a wider circle, creating a so-called "Christmas bubble" consisting of members of up to three households. However, people from the" banks " will not be able to go to a pub or restaurant.

The Christmas plan is the result of an agreement between the central government and regional administrations in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.