Covid-19: recriminations as the UK heads for disaster on July 19
The UK is well on-target to have more than 50,000 new Covid-19 infections per day by July 19 – when Boris Johnson insists on unlocking all lockdown restrictions and abdicating any responsibility for the consequences.
Today – July 15 – the UK recorded 48,553 new cases and 63 deaths (within 28 days of a positive test) – those are the highest levels since January 15 and March 26 respectively.
More than 1,200 scientists have signed a letter accusing the Tory government of “recklessly exposing millions to the acute and long-term impacts of mass infection”.
Branding the government’s plans “dangerous and premature”, it described Johnson’s strategy as “herd immunity by mass infection” and said that opening the country should be delayed until “everyone, including adolescents, have been offered vaccination and uptake is high”.
“A strategy that chooses mass infection in children and young people now as a way to protect the vulnerable in winter, instead of taking the time to vaccinate our young is unethical and unscientific,” the letter added.
It also said the pandemic plan risked “burdening a generation with long Covid, the long-term consequences of which are unknown”.
Lancet editor-in-chief Richard Horton has accused government Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty of “wilfully misrepresenting scientific opinion across the country”.
He said: “I found it extraordinary that the Chief Medical Officer suggested and emphasised that there was widespread agreement across the scientific community whereas in fact there is profound disagreement in the scientific community.
“He did not mention the letter… that we published, and I’m afraid I have to conclude that the Chief Medical Officer is wilfully misrepresenting scientific opinion across the country, and that is extraordinary to observe.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that the city’s transport network will continue to make wearing face masks mandatory after July 19 – and cartoonists have gleefully seized on the obvious opportunity for satire:
Christian Adams on #BorisJohnson #FaceMasks #EndingLockdown #LondonUnderground political cartoon gallery in London https://t.co/dePcTdnXF6 pic.twitter.com/pwEMfRuQoF
— Political Cartoon (@Cartoon4sale) July 14, 2021
A SAGE expert has warned that young people in particular will suffer “acute Covid injury” – damage to their lungs and kidneys that will seriously harm their future health – due to the felaxation of social distancing restrictions:
Sage expert warns of ‘acute Covid injuries’ in young people https://t.co/qDK3s6G6uO
— The Independent (@Independent) July 13, 2021
Economist Richard Murphy raises another concern – that the decision to relax face mask rules was down to Tory vanity. He points to an article in the Financial Times, to which this tweet refers:
“The message is loud and clear,” Murphy states. “The right-wing of the Tory party want to end Covid restrictions without caring for the consequences. The government knows that this is madness, but will not rely on Labour votes to retain masks. And so, to save Boris Johnson masks must go, even if (as will happen) thousand will die as a result.
“This is democide in action.”
Read it yourself via this tweet:
Thousands are going to die to keep Boris Johnson in Number 10 https://t.co/6fDBw0As0w When even Tory commentators in the FT are saying the government policy is madness, worry
— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) July 14, 2021
It seems thousands of people are to die because Boris Johnson is scared of his backbenchers – and too proud to rely on support from Keir Starmer – that he has enjoyed throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
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Actually the disaster has already happened and the people fell for it and contributed.CV19 is over all bar the followers of fear. They are already on their next round. CV19 has been exposed , but you wont see that in the MSM. Many people ares till scare to think.
I just hope that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are up to keeping their own precautions (“restrictions” to Boris and the media) working in the face of the influx of tourists who, like last summer, simply expect Boris’s rules to apply to them, even in the other countries.
Please note that on Sat 17th, that the Government’s “tough stance” on France is all over MSM but only if you dig very deep can you find that Bulgaria, despite being moved to Green status on Monday will refuse passengers from the UK as a direct consequence of Bojob’s political interference amid huge rising Civid infections.