encouraging more mask wearing and meeting friends outside, but there is still a lot of work to do to reach out to nearly 5 million people in the uk who have still not had their firstjab. the prime minister has defended the government�*s decision not to re—impose coronavirus restrictions in england, despite a rise in infections. borisjohnson has acknowledged cases are high but said "we�*re within theparameters of what the predictions were". he�*s been speaking to journalists during a visit to a school in county antrim. we are continuing with the plan we set out injuly, which is itself an extension of the road map that began in february, and yes, we are watching the numbers very carefully every day, and yes, you are absolutely right, the numbers of infections are high. but we are within the parameters of what the