(London) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that he will only use the reconversion card against COVID – 19 and compared such a solution to a measure of “nuclear deterrence”, in an interview Sunday with Daily Telegraph .
Published on 18 July 2020 at 20 h 02
France Media Agency
Boris Johnson, who hopes for a return to normal “for Christmas” despite strong fears about a second wave of the new coronavirus, estimated that the government management of the health crisis, which was the subject of many criticisms , had improved.
Great Britain is one of the countries most affected by the pandemic and records more than 45 00 0 deaths, the highest number of deaths in Europe.
The economy has been particularly affected and the Prime Minister, who has started to gradually lift the containment, hopes to avoid having to take such a measure again at the national level.
“I cannot abandon this tool as I cannot abandon nuclear deterrence,” he told the Daily Telegraph in an interview that marked the end of his first year at Downing Street.
“But it's like nuclear deterrence, I certainly don't want to use it. And I don't think we're going to find ourselves in such a position again, ”he said.
Boris Johnson unveiled the next steps on Friday of his plan to gradually lift England from the containment established on 23 March in order to fight against spread of the new coronavirus.
While pubs and restaurants reopened in early July, the conservative leader thus encouraged the English to resume public transport on Friday and encouraged them to return to their place of work from 1 er August, relying on employers to determine whether employees should continue teleworking or return to the office.
Contrasting with the enthusiasm displayed by Boris Johnson, the head of the English health services, Chris Whitty, was much more cautious, warning Friday before a parliamentary committee that the measures of social distancing should still be followed “during A long period “.
The government's scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, agreed, believing that the risk of a second wave of contamination was “high”.
