We are in a much better place than we were in March 2020 and even September 2020.
As I said it was great seeing pubs and bars bustling now, why would anyone want to prolong restrictions? This past two months has proven that we can live with Covid now, if individuals want to continue to be cautious, go ahead that’s up to you, but I think that is rapidly becoming a minority.
I think we are at the stage where people have had enough of putting their lives on hold. Since July 19th people have gradually learned (in the main) to live life as they did pre-March 2020. They have had enough, it is why the streets are crowded, the pubs busy and public transport getting busier. Mask wearing is getting less not because people believe they don't work but because want to get back to some kind of normality. Masks to many are a sign of the inconveniences and restrictions of the last 18 months.
This is spot on, I’ll further add that from here on out it should be down to the individual, want to wear a mask? wear one, if you don’t then don’t, want the jab? Get it, if you don’t then don’t, it’s personal choice and liberty and thankfully more people are returning to that way if thinking.
We can never go back to the 2019 life fully, even I’ll admit that, for starters that year is in a different decade and we need to get the 2020s decade up and running and I for one won’t miss the 2010s. And the last nearly two years feels that we haven’t left that decade due to Covid, 2022-23 should be the time we move forward in a complete reset, the last 5 years have been dominated by Trump, Brexit and now Covid.
WFH will be more present in our lives, and sick days will inevitably be changed too, before 2020, bosses would guilt trip their employee into coming to work if they were unwell, that won’t be happening again! They’ll encourage people to look after their health, so those are positives.
The NHS needs a complete overhaul to prevent such things like lockdown from ever happening again and firing medical staff who won’t get the jab won’t help or save it, as I said we can more than live with Covid now.
Lessons will be learnt because there were things from the 2010-2021 era that cannot go on.