Great Britain wants to loosen up.
This step by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is controversial as the number of infections with the corona virus is currently rising again.
But he sticks to the plan.
London - distance rules, mask requirement, home office: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to largely lift the remaining corona measures in England by July 19, despite the increasing number of infections.
That comes from a government press release on Monday.
Johnson wanted to present the plans at a press conference that evening.
In the UK, the number of infections has been rising sharply for weeks.
The seven-day incidence was last given as 214 (as of June 29).
More than 24,000 new infections were registered on Sunday alone.
This is attributed to the delta variant, which now accounts for more than 90 percent of cases in Great Britain.
At the same time, the number of deaths with 122 Covid deaths within a week (until June 29) remained at a relatively low level.
Hospital admissions have also not increased to the same extent as the number of infections.
The government attributes this to the successful vaccination campaign.
86 percent of adults in the UK are now vaccinated at least once.
Almost 64 percent of people over the age of 18 already have both vaccinations.
The government in London assumes that the number of infections will continue to rise, but one must now learn to live with the virus. Containing the pandemic should in future be left to the people themselves. "As we learn to live with the virus, we must all continue to be careful with the risks posed by Covid-19 and make trade-offs in daily life," said Johnson, according to the statement. dpa