Photo Credit: Jewish Press I left New York on June 27th and arrived in the UK on the 28th. Because of Covid I hadnât seen my children and grandchildren or hugged them for two years. I was eager to cross the Atlantic and resume some energetic smooshing. This of course meant that I missed the Fourth of July celebrations, but as I discovered when I arrived, U.S. Independence Day celebrations were a huge mistake! Advertisement '); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: '/', type: 'banner', zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, secure: true }); It turns out that after intensive UK government negotiations with representatives of the virus, it has agreed not to affect British people after July 19th. Yes! you read that last sentence correctly. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that on the Nineteenth of July 2021, which the British press has declared âFreedom Day,â almost all Covid restrictions will be gone⦠âHealth in our time!â