'I don't think this is living with COVID, I think this is living with Boris' Dr Saleyha Ahsan says 'we were lucky with Omicron' but she's 'deeply concerned' about restrictions being scrapped. KayBurley 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233
Dr Saleyha Ahsan, an emergency medicine doctor currently working in intensive care, was speaking to Kay Burley this morning as reports claim Boris Johnson is considering scrapping all COVID restrictions in England."We've still got a situation where we've got one in 20 people infected, including Her Majesty the Queen, with COVID," Dr Ahsan said.
"I don't think this is living with COVID, I think this is living with Boris. We've had him for as long as we've had the pandemic. But it will be difficult for some too. There are concerns about ending free mass testing, about tracking new variants and protecting the most vulnerable. And lots of people around the country will find the psychological shift far harder to get their heads around after years of learning to stay away from others.
He hopes eventually even those with concerns will agree the time was right, and that making such an arguably bold move will pay off with his restive backbenchers too. As we've been reporting today, the Queen has tested positive for coronavirus after a reported outbreak at Windsor Castle. The PM is expected to announce how England will"live with COVID" today as he considers dropping all remaining restrictions, Downing Street said.
He said:"That's for the PM to announce later on. The regulations fall away in about three weeks' time anyway, 22 March, but the prime minister will make his announcement later on."
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