The Guardian view on dropping Covid restrictions: follow the scandal | Editorial

The scrapping of plan B is driven by the prime minister ’s political panic, not scientific guidanceNo one is under the illusion that theending of Covid restrictions in England from next week is driven by science. The prime minister ’s announcement on Wednesday was prompted by political desperation, not data. The daily death rate on Wednesday was reported as 359.Scientists warn that infections arelikely to resurge. While the level of infection across the population and health staff absences arefalling sharply, the chair of the British Medical Associationwarned that hospitalisations are double the level that they were when plan B was introduced, and case rates close to twice as high. Dr Chaand Nagpaul noted that the NHSremains under crippling pressure, with a record backlog of six million patients.Continue reading...
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