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Maximum Danger

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Originally published 2001
AuthorsRobert Weisbrot
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Buffeted by partisan sniping, public opinion, and the force of policies inherited from the Eisenhower administration, Kennedy pursued a variety of options while trying to minimize confrontation with the Soviets to a degree consistent with his political survival. . . .

Coronavirus: Labour urges PM to stop "winging it" on the easing of restrictions

Jun 3,2020 11:31 am

Boris Johnson has warned of the "mismanagement" of the easing of restrictions, risks, a second wave of infections, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer ,.

he urged the PM to "get a grip" and public confidence in the clergy dealing with the Corona Virus pandemic.

But said No 10, it is the procedure with caution is a safe recovery.

It Comes , to outline how the Government , the further details of the quarantine plans later.

Home Secretary Priti Patel is to tell MPs that the Proposals met with criticism from many Conservatives - Are necessary in order to avoid The Risk of a further wave of coronavirus infections.

By Monday, the majority of those Who Said it Will arrive in the UK, to self-isolate for 14 days.

However, Portugal's Foreign Minister , told The Bbc , to talk to his Government , to Home Office officials, so that the tourists can avoid returning to his country, the restrictions.

health minister, Edward Argar said he hopes people Will be able to go On Holiday this year, but warned "I'm not going to say on a certain date, when that could happen".

"We must let ourselves be guided by how the disease behaves, controlling The Risk of a second wave, and the control of the disease," he told Bbc Breakfast .

In The Guardian , the Labour leader also said there was a growing concern that Mr Johnson was "Winging It " about moves, schools open again and relax shielding advice.

Echo Sir Keir criticism of the Government , the shadow Cabinet Office minister Rachel Reeves told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme: "We have seen a way out of the lockdown, with no strategy to create it. "

The Labour MP said the easing of the blockade restrictions, it was "The Time of Maximum Danger " and The Party was calling for an "effective" test, trace, and isolate strategy", a quick access to the Tests" and "clear" public messaging.

Mr Johnson and Sir Keir is later broken out of a head-to-head in a Prime Minister 's questions for the First Time since the Dominic Cummings line.

Under the quarantine rules, the passengers in the UK arrive by plane, ferry or train - including nationals of the United Kingdom to an address, where they remain for 14 days

the Former health Minister, Jeremy Hunt , has the importance of a "functioning" test-and-trace system, which he proposed, stressed, could be used instead of quarantine measures.

Speaking to the Today programme, Mr Hunt highlighted comments from Professor John Newton , The National Test coordinator, said, contact tracing, used for travelers in the United Kingdom could, instead of quarantine regulations.

"If you know that you Are going to track down someone who comes from abroad and isolate them really quickly, then you don't need to have a blanket quarantine measure that keeps people Go On vacation or travel on business," Mr. Hunt, The Chairman of The Commons health and Social care Committee, said.

He added that the turn to a coronavirus test was results within 24 hours "absolutely necessary" for an effective test-and-trace system.

He express concerned about The Time it takes to come back for the results of the tests, the following Sage - The Group of scientists advising the Government documents that said, keep the R number is less than One .

"If The Test itself takes 48 Hours to get back, that's impossible," He Said .

'10 times worse'

Sir Keir said wanted to see during the work, to open the company again, and companies Are starting to get back on the feet, he had deep concerns about the approach in England, compared with that in Wales and Scotland.

He Said the children had returned to schools before The System for the identification of new cases and tracing their contacts was fully furnished and in operation.

He also complained that the Public Health officials had received no notice of The Changes to the shielding advice for The Most Vulnerable , which was announced a month before an exam that had been due to take place.

"After a week or more of mismanagement, I Am deeply concerned that the Government has made a difficult situation 10 times worse," He Said . "We have called for an Exit Strategy . What we have is an exit without a strategy. "

He warned that confidence in the Government already burned "" in a Crucial Time due to the controversy surrounding the PM, chief adviser Dominic Cummings and whether he broke the lockdown rules.

"How many people in the whole country there is a growing concern of the Government is Winging It ," Sir Keir said is now.

"To be broken is exactly The Time when it would have maximum confidence in the Government , trust is together.

"I say to the Prime Minister 's attention to the fact that he has a grip on to get, and the restoration of public confidence in the Government handling of the epidemic.

"If we see, to have a steep increase in the R-rate, the rate of infection, or a path of the local block, the responsibility for that falls directly on The Door of No 10. "

A Downing Street spokesman said his focus was to help "the country recover from coronavirus, and the restoration of the livelihoods of millions of people across the country".

"Now is The Time to look to The Future and not The Past , as we continue to fight the virus while taking tentative steps to ease restrictions. The watch Will look forward to hear any concrete Proposals to offer in the labour market. "

The Bbc understands the PM has two new Cabinet committees established to support The Next phase of the Covid answer - One is the monitoring of the strategy for The Recovery and The Other is the implementation of the Policy .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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