But I must stress that the pandemic is not over and that cases will continue to rise over the coming weeks. 'As we begin to learn to live with this virus, we must all continue to carefully managethe risks from Covid and exercise judgement when going about our lives.' Downing Street said Mr Johnson would reiterate that Covid will become a virus that we learn to live with 'as we already do with flu'. 'This means that hospitalisations, serious illness and deaths from Covid will continue, albeit at a much lower level than before the vaccination programme,' a spokesman said. London mayor Sadiq Khan last night did not rule out still making it mandatory for passengers to wear face masks on public transport in the capital.

Source: The Nation July 04, 2021 21:56 UTC