eradicate this virus. whether we like it or not, coronavirus is not going away. but moving forward next week, supported by the arrival of summer and the school holidays, it gives us the best possible chance of a return to normal life. if we wait longer, then we risk pushing the virus towards winter, when the virus will have an advantage, or worse still, we will not be opening up at all. we delayed step four by four weeks so we could build our vaccine wall even higher and we believe this wall means we can withstand a summer wave. and while the wall would be higher still if we waited until winter, we know the wave would be much more dangerous. so while we know there are risks with any decision,