Boris Johnson returned to running the UK this morning, among numerous updates was his plan for easing into a reopening. While the news may put some people at ease, it came with a healthy heap of caution.
The Prime Minister took to Downing Street to deliver his warning and update. Citing that while he understands how difficult it can be to stand around and do nothing, the UK had to stay vigilant. With increased risks of exposure, but dwindling numbers, the UK is in a weird point of the Apex.
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However, in characteristically Boris Johnson fashion, he gave the UK a glimmer of optimism.
“If this virus were a physical assailant, an unexpected and invisible mugger, which I can tell you from personal experience it is, then this is the moment when we are beginning to wrestle it to the floor.”
How very Churchill of you Mr. Prime Minister. He’s been pretty optimistic about this whole thing, which has led to some criticisms but also some support from the population. While it can be easy to fall onto either side, the important thing is doing what we can to reduce the caseload.
“Johnson thinks of himself as Churchill, others see him as Chamberlain but in truth he is closer to Tommy Cooper now supremely miscast as a funeral director in a Harold Pinter play.”
Anthony Robinson for Yorkshire Bylines#BorisJohnson@BylineTimeshttps://t.co/0AulANaaeP
— Yorkshire Bylines (@YorksBylines) April 27, 2020
Are things truly in a better place? Depends where you live
As COVID begins to decline, including an over 80% recovery rate in South Korea, optimism has certainly taken a little bit of a turn. People are definitely not reacting the best, as we see protests in major cities like Denver and New York.
Unrest will be around until at least through May, which is also when the UK plans to reevaluate the closures. Hopefully by then we’ll have something more to go on and numbers will continue to dwindle!
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