Yesterday here in the UK, Boris’s Johnson the Prime Minister put forward a road map for exiting Covid restrictions; based mainly on the success of the vaccines roll out.
It conjured up images of an exodus to freedom, akin the 40 years the Jewish people trekked through the desert to return to their homeland. The journey through this pandemic in the UK will have been March 2020 – 21st June 2021, if we hit the target, (nearly 16 months). It will seem like 40 years at journeys end.
8th March. Schools reopen. Forget all the old stories of bunking off school. Kids are desperate for return, and Mums are not far behind.
12th April. Gyms & Hairdressers reopen. Can get back to working off the extra weight gained during this sedentary period. And get a long-awaited haircut & beard trim. By then I will be looking like a patriarch parting the Red Sea.
17th May. Resumption of International Travel. Leaving aside the post Brexit passport hassle; perhaps a cold beer in Berlin, or a pizza in Rome. But much depends on covid restrictions still in place south of Calais.
21st June. Target Date for End of Restrictions. So near & yet so far. Take care everyone and hang in there.