England wears masks and goes out on Boris’s “Freedom Day” in the name of nightclubs

A week ago, just hours before England’s brutal defeat at the European Football Championship, a viral video showed a man inserting a burning flame into his palm and celebrating it as red smoke around his pale skin.

If you’re looking for a worthy comparison of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson did on Monday, this greedy euphoric scene of a man who, as a result of a completely unnecessary act that could have put his ass to work forever, is just that. work.

In England, Monday was called “Freedom Day” when the vast majority of pandemic restrictions were lifted, despite a record of the nation’s cases, which compete with some of the worst points of the entire pandemic. As the world watched, Johnson gambled, lit the flame of freedom, and set it right behind England.

For many, the initial reaction was similar to that of a man with a fever – immense joy after 18 months of boredom. Nightclubs across the country opened with midnight strikes and filled people with no need to wear masks or remove them. If the government thought that lifting restrictions on school nights would drive people away, they were wrong.

Lorna Finney, 44, told ITV News from a Leeds club line: “I’m totally excited. This is my life, my soul – I love to dance … It’s not about listening to music and really feeling it, dancing and not worrying about what’s going on – sitting in your chair and getting fat. ”

Liam Turner, 24, appreciated the little things and told the network: “I need a plant, but we’re in line, I miss the feeling.”

The opening of the nightclub on Monday alone is not the only change – almost all restrictions have been lifted. There is no limit to the number of people who can meet at home or outside, by law, masks are no longer required everywhere and there will be no forced space in pubs and shops. Stadiums, arenas and sports theaters can be replenished and guests are not restricted to weddings and funerals.

The new rules – or lack thereof – apply only in England. The other three United Kingdom states — Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — are more cautious as they gradually return to normal.

Although many people are excited, this is a day of fear for others. There are nearly four million people in the UK who are clinically vulnerable, and many will now wonder if taking a bus or going to the supermarket if they throw their masks in the boxes is careless. Charity Blood Cancer UK appealed in a tweet: “We urge people to continue wearing their masks in public places … because this day of freedom is not for everyone.”

Johnson’s decision to open a major case comes as the average number of daily cases in England has exceeded 45,000, the highest since the end of January in the country. Johnson himself is currently in isolation after meeting health secretary Sajid Jovid, who has tested positive for the virus. The Prime Minister was forced to turn the Sunday after the first trying to spin away from the separation.

And Johnson is far from alone – the scale of the exit in England means a lot was instructed to half a million people by the national coronavirus program for tracking and tracking that they should isolate themselves after contact with an infected person. Thus, many will spend “Freedom Day” in a closed state, and without limitation, a large number and many more will be ahead.

Sir Carer Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, said Johnson had created “unbridled freedom” by lifting restrictions while the number of cases was on the rise. Starmer said that because of Johnson’s “chaotic” miscalculations, “people died, [and] more will do so. ”

But Johnson argues that two-thirds of people in England are fully vaccinated and that hot weather has made it possible to be safe around, whether it was now or never. On Sunday, he said it was the “right moment” to dig into the rules, but called on people to take personal responsibility, saying: “We need to keep in mind that the virus unfortunately still exists – cases are on the rise, we can see the infection the intensity of the Delta variant ”.

Johnson denied responsibility for anything that would happen in the future and handed it over to the public – a society that sometimes feels good about putting out flames in their minds.

The prime minister is expected to address the nation in a televised address after Monday on his new liberties.