A careless regime
The government of Boris
Johnson superintending over England as the fiefdom in which they can decide and
determine action over the Coronavirus pandemic have concluded that on Monday, the
19th of July, they will absolve themselves of any responsibility for
the people’s welfare and expect that we as individuals would decide how we live
with the virus.
The number of new
infections exceeded 42,000 people; a figure last breached on the 15th
of January. Yet, the government is hellbent on removing all legal restrictions
with the enforcements we once had, and moving to an optional free-for-all situation
for anyone to act in whatever interest best serves them. [1]
A reckless principle
By making the wearing
of face masks optional and just appealing to our presumably better nature to be
considerate, they have lain open avenues of risk and concern for people who
cannot for where they work or what they do expect protection except if the
organisation, establishment, or company they represent decides to unilaterally
impose safety restrictions.
The politicisation of
mask-wearing as one of the presence or absence of freedom and autonomy is a
most insidious poly of this government that has shepherded 128,593 souls to an
early grave by their mishandling of this pandemic. Though, this does not seem
to feature in their lessons learnt or avoidable mistakes, just as the third
wave takes hold. [2]
Towards herd impunity
We can agree that government
policy is careering towards a herd immunity strategy predicated on surviving a
bout of the COVID-19 disease because the vaccinations make hospitalisation
after contracting the disease quite unlikely. There are 729,701 people currently
infected with 3,786 patients in hospital, of which 545, up 23 from yesterday
are on medical ventilation. [1]
COVID-19 is a serious
disease, of those who have survived it, some have acquired chronic conditions
labelled long COVID and their stories purposefully indicate that survival is
not what one should aim for, but that the virus, the symptoms, and the disease
must never be contracted and totally avoided as much as is practicable
regardless of your vaccine status.
For my own safety
Even though I am
vaccinated and into the third month after taking both doses of the Pfizer /
BioNTech vaccine, I am not throwing caution to the winds, the protocols of
safety will remain stridently adhered to. I will wear a face mask in public
places and have one to hand even in places where they might not be necessary,
for my own safety. I will avoid crowds, crowded places, closed places, and
poorly ventilated environments as much as possible.
Social distancing
still matters if I have no reason to be near you, anyone can be a vector of disease,
it is better to be safe than sorry. Indeed, the washing of hands, the use of
sanitisers will remain a thing of habit. I will sequester myself, if I do not
need to be outside and social engagements can wait. We have to outlast this
pandemic by sensible measures and consideration for ourselves and others. The
time for freedom will come, it is not in 4 days’ time.
References
[1] Gov.UK: Coronavirus
website
[2] WorldOMeter: Coronavirus
– The UK
The
UK: Funny if you believed today was COVID-19 Freedom Day
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