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Prime Minister Boris Johnson s Freedom Day ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation.
Clubbers flocked on Monday to the first live music events without restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The government reopened nightclubs and dropped almost all coronavirus measures in England in a bet that mass vaccinations will prevent another deadly wave of COVID-19. I have not been allowed to dance for like what seems like forever, said Georgia Pike, 31, at the Oval Space in Hackney, east London. I want to dance, I want to hear live music, I want the vibe of being at a gig, of being around other people.
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4 in 10 Brits WON’T self-isolate after NHS track and trace app ping, YouGov poll reveals piling more pressure on Boris
Debbie White
Updated: 23:58, 19 Jul 2021
FOUR in 10 Brits WON T self-isolate after their NHS track and trace app pings, a YouGov poll have revealed - piling more pressure on Boris Johnson.
The finding comes as the PM said today he WON T tweak the app to make it less sensitive, despite millions being needlessly pinged and forced to quarantine.
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Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson said they would self-isolate after being pinged by NHS Test and TraceCredit: AFP
The crisis, which comes just as the government lifts nearly all restrictions in England to help drive an economic recovery, has been dubbed the Pingdemic .
England s freedom day marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos
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Last Updated: Jul 20, 2021, 08:07 AM IST
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Johnson s bet that he can get one of Europe s largest economies firing again because so many people are now vaccinated marks a new chapter in the global response to the coronavirus.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson s freedom day ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation. Johnson s bet that he can get one of Europe s largest economies firing again because so many people are now vaccinated marks a new chapter in the global response to the coronavirus.
A woman walks past a Marks & Spencer store at Oxford Street, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, July 20, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
UK industry association fears lack of help will continue for several months
The United Kingdom s leading business confederation has called on the government to change COVID-19 isolation requirements, after the national test and trace apparatus left some businesses and industries with worker shortages.
Under current guidance, anyone contacted by the test and trace system in the UK must self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of their vaccine or testing status. Last week, more than 520,000 people were told to self-isolate, having come into contact with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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