Status: 04.07.2021 3:37 p.m.
The delta variant caused the corona numbers in Great Britain to skyrocket in a very short time, the incidence is almost 200. Nevertheless, the government is now announcing: In England, the mask requirement will largely be lifted.
Despite the rapidly increasing corona numbers, the British government has announced that it will largely lift the mask requirement for England. Protective masks, which are currently still mandatory in shops, buses and trains, would soon become a “personal decision,” said Housing Minister Robert Jenrick on Sky News. “Different people will make different decisions about things like masks,” said the minister.
The end of the mask requirement is part of an extensive lifting of corona measures on July 19, which the government wants to confirm in the coming days. This includes the lifting of all contact restrictions, but also the reopening of clubs.
Minister: Land can become “freer and healthier”
The new British Health Minister Sajid Javid defended the easing planned for England and appealed to citizens to take responsibility. The country could not only “become freer but also healthier”, wrote Javid in a guest post for the “Mail on Sunday”. He was alluding to the stress on the mental health of many people.
The highly contagious Delta variant is currently causing the number of corona cases in Great Britain to skyrocket again, the incidence is just under 200. However, the number of hospital admissions and deaths is not increasing to the same extent as in previous waves. The government is therefore relying wholeheartedly on the effectiveness of the vaccinations and hopes that this will prevent as many serious courses of the disease as possible.