A prominent UK government scientific adviser warned on Saturday that it is “highly unlikely” that the British will be able to go on holiday abroad this year, fearing they will bring risk variants of the virus and thus undermine vaccination efforts to control the pandemic.
Speaking to the BBC, Mike Tildesley, a member of the team that makes projections for the Conservative Executive, said that there is “a real risk” that the United Kingdom will experience an increase in infections if people leave in July and August. vacations to other countries, where there may be more vaccine-resistant variants.
Mike Tildesley said there is “a real risk” of increased infections if Britons go on holiday in July and August.
“I think international travel this summer, for the average vacationer, is unfortunately highly unlikely,” said the expert on mathematical models of infectious diseases at the University of Warwick (central England).
For his part, another government adviser, epidemiologist Andrew Hayward, considered it equally “unlikely” that the Boris Johnson Executive will encourage people to move to other countries “while there are high levels of contagion.”
“One of the most worrying things about the outbreak in Europe is that in some parts the South African variant (more resistant to vaccines) is taking hold,” he said.
One of the most worrying things about the regrowth in Europe is that in some parts the South African variant is taking hold “
Apart from these opinions, the Government is expected to announce its plan for international travel on April 12, which, in any case, may not take place before May 17, in accordance with the current deconfinement roadmap.
At this time, it is illegal to leave the UK for no good reason and travelers must quarantine at home or at designated hotels and have various tests done before and after arriving in the country.
Within the national vaccination program, half of the British adult population has already received the first dose of a covid vaccine, and it is expected that by July that first dose will be offered to all adults.
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