Kris Gledhill* Opinion - With most Covid-19 restrictions now lifted in England, the world is watching to see what this so-called "freedom day" will bring. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs at the House of Commons. Photo: AFP / WIktor Szymanowicz / NurPhoto Some scepticism is warranted, given Britain's approach throughout the pandemic has hardly been a success. By 19 July there had been 128,985 deaths from Covid-19, and the death rate per million of population of about 1900. True, there are countries with worse rates, including Hungary, Italy and the Czech Republic in Europe. But countries that have taken a different approach have vastly better figures: for example, 35.8 deaths per million of population in Australia, and 5.39 in New Zealand.