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The United Kingdom on Sunday (May 2, 2021) announced that the country will be sending additional 1,000 ventilators from its surplus supply to India as part of its commitment to support India's fight against the second wave of COVID-19.
UK to send 1,000 more ventilators for use in India
ANI
03 May 2021, 08:55 GMT+10
London [UK], May 3 (ANI): The UK on Sunday (local time) announced that it will be sending additional 1,000 ventilators from the UK s surplus supply to Indian hospitals as part of its commitment to support India s fight against the second wave of coronavirus.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that India s fight against increasing coronavirus cases will be reinforced by the new UK government support announcement of additional ventilators in addition to 200 ventilators, 495 oxygen concentrators and three oxygen generation units the UK sent to India last week. The terrible images we have seen in India in recent weeks are all the more powerful because of the close and enduring connection between the people of the UK and India, said Johnson.
A return to unrestricted trading for hospitality from June 21 is “critical” and will mean firms can “come off life support”, an industry chief has said.
Social distancing rules will reportedly be ditched next month to allow pubs, restaurants and theatres to open to full capacity for the first time in more than a year.
One-way systems, screens and mask-wearing while moving around might remain for hospitality venues but customer numbers will no longer be limited, The Times said.
Audiences in theatres and cinemas will have to wear face coverings during performances, while there will be strict guidance on ventilation and staggered entry, the newspaper reported.
3 May 2021
British people will be given back their rights to socialise freely at the end of the government-enforced coronavirus lockdown on the 21st of June, but some rules including the mandated wearing of masks will likely remain with no end in sight, reports claim.
British government minister Dominic Raab revealed the government’s long-anticipated end of lockdown set for “no earlier” than June 21st back in February and apparently still running to schedule will be tempered by some “safeguards” remaining in place, with establishment-friendly newspapers backing the government’s position underlining the development.
Remarking that the government wanted to “get life back as close as possible to normal”, Raab insisted that no decisions had been made, but when pressed by BBC interviewer Andrew Marr conceded “maybe there will be something around masks” when the UK ‘unlocks’ in June.