British Prime Minister Johnson has announced a policy to abolish many regulations such as the obligation to wear masks in indoor public facilities in response to the decrease in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus. I reemphasized the idea of aiming for symbiosis.
In the United Kingdom, the number of people infected per day, which had exceeded 200,000 at the beginning of this month due to the spread of the mutant virus Omicron strain, has been decreasing since then, and has been around 100,000 for the past few days. increase.
"Although the infection continues to spread in some areas, it has peaked overall," Johnson explained in the House of Representatives on the 19th.
On top of that, it has announced that it will remove regulations such as wearing masks at indoor public facilities and presenting vaccination certificates at large events, etc., which had been mandatory in London, where London has been located since last month, from 27th this month. Did.
In addition, he said that he would not extend the law that stipulates quarantine measures after infection, which will expire in March, and said, "It is the same as if you have a cold and you are not obliged to quarantine." I reemphasized the idea of aiming for.
In the United Kingdom, about 63% of people over the age of 12 have completed booster vaccinations, and there has been growing opposition from the business community to remove regulations.