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In Britain, It’s OK to Hug Again

时间:2021-05-20 00:54来源:互联网 提供网友:nan   字体: [ ]
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England is ready to hug again.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said British people can begin hugging again – carefully. This new easing of pandemic restrictions1 comes during a big decrease in infections across the country.

Great Britain is now seeing around 2,000 new coronavirus cases a day, down from nearly 70,000 a day during the January peak. Daily deaths have also dropped a lot, with only two recorded Sunday.

The country's emergency level was also lowered to level three from four on Monday following a decrease in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. This means that the virus is no longer considered to be spreading quickly.

"This unlocking2 amounts to a very considerable step on the road back to normality, and I am confident that we will be able to go further," Johnson said in a press conference.

Britain has recorded Europe's highest number of coronavirus deaths, with more than 127,500. But new infections have decreased following a firm lockdown and one of the most successful vaccination3 programs in the world. Around 53 percent of the British population has received one dose of vaccine4.

On May 17, Johnson is expected to announce that families will be able to visit each other indoors as well as gather in restaurants. All gatherings5 will be limited to six people or to two different families. The limit on outdoor gatherings is expected to be raised to 30 people. Similar restrictions are being eased in the other countries in Great Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Indoor activities and businesses such as cinemas, sports, and hotels are also expected to reopen. The government said the plan is being guided by "data, not dates."

Nadine Dorries is Britain's Health Minister. "I think it's what most people have missed, that intimate contact with family and friends," she said.

The government will also allow some foreign travel to start on May 17. But there are only a few countries, like Portugal and Iceland, that are considered safe enough to avoid the 10-day quarantine rule upon return. Popular destinations like France, Italy, Spain and Greece still require quarantining and coronavirus tests.

Additional easing lockdown measures are expected June 21. Many are hoping all other limits on social behavior will be lifted then.

Though the coronavirus situation in the country is much improved, some remain concerned that the government is moving too quickly. That is because some countries, like India, are experiencing a deadly increase in infections, and many people still need vaccines6.

Gurch Randhawa is a professor of public health at the University of Bedfordshire, and has been critical of the British government.

"It is no doubt tempting7 to relax social distancing...but this could be a big mistake at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

"The government should be advising only those who have received both vaccination doses to be hugging each other, and even, a short hug, with faces directed away from each other," he added.

Words in This Story

hug – v. to put your arms around someone especially as a way of showing love or friendship

intimate – adj. having a very close relationship : very warm and friendly

quarantine – v. the period of time during which a person or animal that has a disease or that might have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading

tempting-adj. causing an urge or desire to have or do something


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1 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
2 unlocking a3b0f3cd1976814b426b08d9775a6a5f     
n.接通,开放,解锁v.开锁( unlock的现在分词 );开启;揭开;开着,解开
参考例句:
  • Unlocking DaVinci's Code separates the facts from the fiction. 《解开达西密码》将事实与小说区隔开来。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年5月号
  • All of these questions will be answered on Unlocking DaVinci's Code. 这些问题将于《解开达文西密码》中一一解答。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年5月号
3 vaccination bKGzM     
n.接种疫苗,种痘
参考例句:
  • Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
  • Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。
4 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
参考例句:
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
5 gatherings 400b026348cc2270e0046708acff2352     
聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集
参考例句:
  • His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
  • During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次,其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。
6 vaccines c9bb57973a82c1e95c7cd0f4988a1ded     
疫苗,痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
  • The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
7 tempting wgAzd4     
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
参考例句:
  • It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
  • It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。
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