UK could be 'more or less free' of worst coronavirus effects by December, says expert

As COVID-19 pandemic has continued to tighten its grip and re is an ditional scare of variants in some countries, Professor John Edmunds, who is part of Government's Scientific visory Group for Emergencies (S) said that UK should be “more or less free” of worst effects of vel coronavirus by December 2021. However, he also ted that some preventive rules could stay in place “probably forever”. While talking to ITV, Edmunds said, “I think we will be more or less free of this by end of this year... say Christmas.”

He furr warned of even more stringent restrictions in UK that are required to curb furr spre of highly-infectious disease. health expert also said, “I think we do have to keep our borders pretty tight at moment - body likes this.” Edmunds ded, “But we've identified se significant new variants that are out re and we need to be able to arm ourselves against m and we don't have new vaccines that could potentially arm ourselves against se new variants yet.”

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UK ministers face backlash over new Covid policy

Meanwhile, UK ministers have been accused of an “utterly ridiculous” overreach of power as y threatened to impose ten-year imprisonment on tourists for violating COVID-19 rules. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed that 10-year sentence on travellers, anunced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, for people lying about returning from coronavirus hotspots, was maximum penalty allowed under 1981 Forgery and Counterfeiting Act, reported Guardian. However, move has been criticised by critics and experts. 

While Johnson’s spokesperson reportedly said that tourists failing to abide by COVID-19 restriction rules will be charged under Forgery Act, UK government’s top former lawyer, Jonathan Jones said on Twitter that he would “eat a face mask” if sentence was ever imposed. Even UK PM’s opposition, Labour’s attorney general called it “misleing spin” that would never be imposed on travellers. British PM spokesperson even confirmed that UK lawmakers would t be given a say on new regime because relevant law alrey exists. He reportedly said, “We’re using existing legislation, so re’s requirement for a vote.”

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