Social Distancing, Masks Could Be Enforced Till End of Year: Report
12 Feb 2021
Social distancing measures and mask-wearing could be enforced until the end of the year, despite Britain’s world-leading coronavirus vaccine progress.
Government sources have indicated that ministers are considering extending the period of restrictions in order to move England out of the third lockdown.
Some form of lockdown, restrictions, or social distancing measures have been in place since March 2020.
“The thinking is that social distancing will need to be in place for a long time to come,” a Whitehall source told
The Times on Friday. “It has repercussions for the scale of any reopening. Restaurants, pubs, and offices will all need to be Covid-secure.”
12 Feb 2021
A London psychiatrist has said he is not under any doubt that the coronavirus lockdown has led to a surge in mental health referrals for children, saying the figure had “skyrocketed”.
Dr Omer Moghraby described seeing a rise in children who have cut themselves or taken overdoses in Accident and Emergency wards. He has seen other children suffering from eating disorders, losing such a drastic amount of weight that doctors are fighting to save their lives.
“The closure of schools, the lack of contact with friends and stopping all sports activities is having a particularly damaging effect on children.