2021-07-07
Guardian Front Page 7th of July 2021
Two million people could get COVID-19 this summer, potentially meaning 10 million isolating in a period of six weeks, analysis by The Guardian shows.
Two million people could get COVID-19 this summer, potentially meaning 10 million isolating in a period of six weeks, analysis by The Guardian shows.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the government has been accused of delaying “Freedom Day”, after disclosing that fully vaccinated people will still have to follow self-isolation rules until 16 August.
Metro leads with England’s bid to reach the Euro 2020 final as they take on Denmark at Wembley on Wednesday with 60,000 fans as manager Gareth Southgate insisted: “They’re ready”.
The Financial Times reports that business and health chiefs have warned that England faces weeks of workplace chaos, with about two million people a week at risk of contracting COVID-19 or being asked to self-isolate.
The Daily Express writes that obligatory face masks and limits on gatherings will be axed on 19 July, with the PM saying: “If we can’t reopen our society in the next few weeks… when will we?”
The prime minister said the country must use the “firebreak” of the summer holidays to lift all remaining social distancing rules despite predictions from scientists that it will cause a new rise in hospital admissions and deaths, The Times writes.