據(jù)新華社報道，當?shù)貢r間19日，英國首相鮑里斯•約翰遜宣布，將于下周全部結(jié)束此前為應對變異新冠病毒奧密克戎毒株而啟動的《應對新冠疫情：秋冬計劃》B計劃，即后備計劃。
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to lift Plan B COVID restrictions in England.
去年9月14日，英國政府曾公布包括A、B兩個計劃的《應對新冠疫情：秋冬計劃》，一旦新冠病例數(shù)上升的“合理”風險導致英格蘭國民保健署面臨“不可持續(xù)的壓力”，政府將啟動B計劃。
約翰遜：不再要求民眾戴口罩
約翰遜當天在議會下院宣布，英格蘭地區(qū)將不再要求民眾戴口罩或居家辦公，新冠疫苗接種證明等也不再成為進入人員聚集場所的強制要求。
Work from home guidance, COVID passports and mandatory wearing of face masks are being scrapped in England, as Boris Johnson announced the lifting of Plan B measures.
圖源：Telegraph視頻
此外，從3月24日起，將不再強制新冠檢測陽性人員自我隔離。
He confirmed the intention to end self-isolation rules for people with coronavirus in the coming weeks.The legal requirement would lapse when the regulations expire on 24 March, he said, and that date could be brought forward.
圖源：BBC
約翰遜稱，科學家相信，全英國奧密克戎感染已經(jīng)達到峰值。這是由于加強針政策的執(zhí)行到位，結(jié)合民眾對于B計劃的反應等，“我們可以回歸A計劃了”。
"Our scientists believe it is likely that the Omicron wave has now peaked nationally... because of the extraordinary booster campaign, together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures, we can return to Plan A."
約翰遜同時強調(diào)，疫情還沒有結(jié)束，感染奧密克戎毒株“并非對每個人都是溫和的疾病，尤其是如果你還沒接種疫苗的話”。此外，他仍然建議民眾勤洗手、通風換氣、做好檢測以及陽性自我隔離。
Johnson insisted Omicron is "not a mild disease for everyone", including the unvaccinated, and advised people to continue washing their hands, letting fresh air in, testing and self-isolating if positive.
而有關于放松旅游禁令等聲明，將于不久后發(fā)布。
Further announcements on the easing of travel rules are expected in the coming days, Boris Johnson added.
衛(wèi)生大臣：值得驕傲的時刻
去年12月8日，英國政府宣布英格蘭地區(qū)啟動進一步防疫限制措施，即《應對新冠疫情：秋冬計劃》B計劃，其中內(nèi)容包括在劇院、電影院等多數(shù)室內(nèi)公共場所必須戴口罩等。隨后，威爾士、北愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭也收緊防疫措施，以應對奧密克戎毒株快速傳播。
Plan B, introduced last month to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, includes ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use COVID passes to enter some venues.
這是1月13日在英國利茲拍攝的一家正在建設中的臨時醫(yī)院?！⌒氯A社發(fā)（喬恩•休珀攝）
在唐寧街的發(fā)布會上，英國衛(wèi)生大臣賽義德•賈維德表示：“這是一個值得我們驕傲的時刻，提示我們當大家團結(jié)起來時這個國家可以取得什么樣的成就。”
At a Downing Street press conference, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "This is a moment we can all be proud of. It's a reminder of what this country can accomplish when we all work together."
賈維德還表示，調(diào)整“B計劃”并不能看做抗疫已經(jīng)到了“終點線”，因為新冠病毒及未來出現(xiàn)的變異毒株并不能被徹底消滅。因此，他聲稱“我們必須學會像跟流感病毒那樣，與新冠病毒共存。”
But, he said, this should not be seen as the "finish line" because the virus and future variants cannot be eradicated — instead "we must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu".
1月12日，警察佩戴口罩經(jīng)過英國倫敦大本鐘。新華社發(fā)（蒂姆•愛爾蘭攝）
路透社：這是在賭
英國政府這一番表態(tài)吸引外媒注意，其中更改口罩政策紛紛登上報道標題。
《泰晤士報》網(wǎng)站：英格蘭取消強制口罩規(guī)則
《衛(wèi)報》網(wǎng)站：包括佩戴口罩規(guī)定在內(nèi)的所有B計劃內(nèi)容，在英格蘭終止
路透社的一篇報道則表達了對英國政府政策更改的擔心：
賭奧密克戎感染已達峰值，英國首相約翰遜放寬英格蘭防疫政策
路透社報道稱，約翰遜援引官方數(shù)據(jù)稱感染率已經(jīng)從高水平下降，但也有學者警告，如果人群過快回歸“正常生活”仍然會導致病例數(shù)增加。
Johnson cited official figures that showed infection prevalence levels falling from a record high. But scientists warned that cases could still turn higher again if people's behaviour returned to normal quickly.
英國華威大學的病毒學教授Lawrence Young接受路透社采訪時表示，“目前情況并不能保證病例數(shù)字會持續(xù)下降”?？紤]到目前病例數(shù)字仍然居高，他本人則傾向于逐步放寬防疫政策。
"There's no guarantee that the levels are going to continue to fall as they are at the moment," University of Warwick virologist Lawrence Young told Reuters, who said he favoured a more gradual approach given that cases are still high.
“我只是認為，當前我們沒有任何自滿的余地。但我也理解經(jīng)濟上的緊迫性，人們想要回歸正軌。”
"I just don't think we've got any room for complacency at the moment, but I do understand the economic imperative. People want to get back to normal."
綜合來源：新華網(wǎng)，路透社，BBC
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