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COVID PSA! - Restrictions Being Lifted
4 years ago
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While this relates to the current state of affairs in the UK, it is applicable worldwide.
In the UK, the Housing Secretary recently announced that on the 19th of July, they're going to be dropping all legal restrictions regarding to COVID, masks will be optional, and kept using the phrase 'personal responsibility' about whether or not people will choose to wear masks; despite the 7-day average infection rate throughout May being 1,900 new cases per day, and it is now standing at a 7-day average of 18,000 per day.
My partner told me that ''"Personal responsibility" is a Republican code-phrase meant to mean "fuck you we won't help."', and that's exactly how I interpreted it.
The head of the British Medical Association, the most senior medical authority in the UK, 'called the jump in cases alarming and said: "It makes no sense to remove restrictions in their entirety in just over two weeks' time." ... [and] for the continued use of masks and new ventilation standards, among other measures.'
Even when restrictions are lifted wherever you may be, stick to avoiding public transport, follow the previous guidance on hand sanitation, and wear your mask. I trust like the head of the British Medical Association - a clearly-experienced expert in his field - A LOT more than I trust a right-wing dog whistle that says "everything is fine" when it's clearly getting much worse, and it is in the experts that "people are fed up with" that we need to place our ultimate trust; heads of major medical and scientific institutions, rather than politicians with agendas (and often, as far as the UK goes, little-to-no experience in the field/ministry they're officially in charge of).
It may not be as fun as going to festivals and huge parties with your family and friends, but by avoiding big gatherings, social distancing, wearing your mask, and using hand sanitiser, you are doing your part in keeping everyone else safe, as well as yourself.
Thanks for reading and keep safe, everyone! x
In the UK, the Housing Secretary recently announced that on the 19th of July, they're going to be dropping all legal restrictions regarding to COVID, masks will be optional, and kept using the phrase 'personal responsibility' about whether or not people will choose to wear masks; despite the 7-day average infection rate throughout May being 1,900 new cases per day, and it is now standing at a 7-day average of 18,000 per day.
My partner told me that ''"Personal responsibility" is a Republican code-phrase meant to mean "fuck you we won't help."', and that's exactly how I interpreted it.
The head of the British Medical Association, the most senior medical authority in the UK, 'called the jump in cases alarming and said: "It makes no sense to remove restrictions in their entirety in just over two weeks' time." ... [and] for the continued use of masks and new ventilation standards, among other measures.'
Even when restrictions are lifted wherever you may be, stick to avoiding public transport, follow the previous guidance on hand sanitation, and wear your mask. I trust like the head of the British Medical Association - a clearly-experienced expert in his field - A LOT more than I trust a right-wing dog whistle that says "everything is fine" when it's clearly getting much worse, and it is in the experts that "people are fed up with" that we need to place our ultimate trust; heads of major medical and scientific institutions, rather than politicians with agendas (and often, as far as the UK goes, little-to-no experience in the field/ministry they're officially in charge of).
It may not be as fun as going to festivals and huge parties with your family and friends, but by avoiding big gatherings, social distancing, wearing your mask, and using hand sanitiser, you are doing your part in keeping everyone else safe, as well as yourself.
Thanks for reading and keep safe, everyone! x
