British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to relax the "closed city" measures in June, and is scheduled to announce the "road map" for relaxing the epidemic prevention measures in stages on the evening of the 10th.
The British "Times" reported on the 7th that Johnson was informed that due to the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in nursing centers and hospitals, it is too dangerous to "unblock" too early, so he decided to relax the epidemic prevention measures as early as next month.
Johnson told senior cabinet officials that day that he will promote "unblocking" with the utmost caution, and will only moderately and gradually relax social restrictions by the end of this month.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Rab said at the regular press conference on the same day that Johnson will announce on the 10th the "roadmap for the next stage" in response to the outbreak, including "appropriate measures taken at appropriate nodes" and "received Strict (restricted) conditions for close supervision ".
Some cabinet ministers hope Johnson will clarify the specific time for "unblocking" as soon as possible to avoid the collapse of consumer and business confidence. Agence France-Presse reported that the British Central Bank of England warned on the 7th that this year the British economy feared a 14% decline due to the epidemic, and it is expected to rebound 15% next year.
However, a spokesman for Johnson said that "the worst thing the government can do" is to relax control and allow the infection rate of the new corona virus to rise again, and then need to introduce new anti-epidemic measures to further impact the economy.
According to the Times, the British people can go out and exercise without restrictions from the 11th; churches and other religious places and garden centers are also expected to open; but different residents still cannot interact.
In addition, when Johnson announced the "Roadmap" on the 10th, it will emphasize the prerequisite of "unblocking", that is, the virus infection rate remains low and continues to decline. (Ocean) 【Xinhua News Agency Micro Feature】