Confusion & the road to recovery from Covid in the UK.

We are almost at June as today is Bank Holiday Monday. Final day of May (31st of May). 

Lockdown measures have been partially lifted in the UK. Particular here in England. All because of people being vaccinated. It looks that there could be the light at the end of the tunnel & that hopefully normality are to be returned. 

However we are not out of the woods. 

Since last month, Covid 19 variant from India have been surging. In last couple of weeks now, it have been surging here in the UK. The Indian variant (B.1.617). 

For what I see, we are not even ready for lockdown to be fully lifted on 21st June 2021. Now personally, I want lockdown measures to be lifted because the Covid cases of death in the UK are down (& not rising at the moment) and recorded cases of infections are not rising. But it is starting to now because of the variant from India. google.co.uk google.co.uk google.co.uk richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk 

It can delay the chances of lockdown being lifted completely on 21st June 2021. Next time you know, we could be in another lockdown again for fourth time in a row. Which I hope and pray that cannot be the case. The government can’t even listen to their own scientific experts. Despite insisting they “follow the science”. Nothing but soundbite. bbc.co.uk 

“Data not dates”. Give me a break. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the government have not handled the Covid situation since day one (last year 2020). No wonder Dominic Cummings have spilled the beans recently which is nearly a week since he attended for the Parliamentary Select Committees in Westminster. google.co.uk 

And then, there is the traffic light system. Traffic light travel system which is seemingly to confuse the public in terms of going on holiday aboard. fullfact.org google.co.uk 

Red list, Amber list, Green List. Meaning as of 17th May, overseas travel is allowed with three different categories. 

So with those countries who are on the green list like Portugal, Singapore, Israel, Gibraltar, Iceland, Australia & New Zealand, UK travellers can go there to visit one of 12 countries. Quarantine free travel without having to self isolate while returning to the UK. 

However with the Amber list, it is nothing but confusion and contradictions from government ministers. 

The government insists that nobody should go on holiday to any Amber list countries like Spain (which is not on the red list like India). Given they recently introduced traffic light travel system (as if everything is all red not to any countries that are not red list) with the confusion & contradictions from government ministers & PM Boris Johnson. It is very sad when they say one thing & then say something different. They really are deceiving the public. Boris Johnson & the government. 

Finally regarding overseas travel, going aboard is still risky even we are all tired of lockdown, Covid & the feeling of despair & parts of economy not being opened. There are plenty of Covid variants that we know & don’t know of. There is a possibility that anyone can bring any variant to the UK while returning from aboard without realising. It is not a best time to go aboard at the moment. Until Covid is under control & the pandemic is over (whether Covid exists or not. The govt always says we have to live with it like a flu but won’t be bothered to go for zero Covid strategy which was done in countries like New Zealand. Coronavirus is not a flu as we know that already). 

So “data not dates” approach is working well right? Well I beg to differ. Only time will tell.