1212: Promises Boris Johnson: London reopens March, April, May and June. @josephsternberg, @WSJOpinion
Image: from page 213 of London and its Environs. A picturesque survey of the metropolis and the suburbs . . . Translated by Henry Frith. With . . . illustrations Joseph Sternberg: @josephsternberg, @WSJOpinion; Political Economics column; WSJ editorial board; in re: BoJo promises London reopens March, April, May and June —UK Open? Closed? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pubs-sport-and-shopping-back-by-may-as-boris-johnson-eases-lockdown-qrfjw9p0s The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has warned that the government will not speed up plans to reopen society after a leading scientist suggested it might be possible to go faster. Professor Neil Ferguson told Times Radio that if vaccine effectiveness was “even greater than current estimates suggest” there was the “potential of accelerating the rate of relaxation” — UK Open? Closed? Boris Johnson Roadmap: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/02/22/covid-lockdown-roadmap-key-dates-revealed-easing-restrictions/ The first step is split into two sections. The focus is on getting schools open (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/23/schools-reopening-march-8-uk-lockdown-covid-when-kids-back/) again and reuniting families who have spent so long kept apart. All schools in England will open, both primary and secondary. It is possible some schools may initially stagger class returns because of the demand for mass testing (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/02/17/exclusive-parents-test-children-covid-twice-week/) .