Just yesterday, Boris Johnson addressed the nation and told us all that he would be tightening restrictions to get ahead of the curve in order go gain control of the spread of Omicron.
The new variant of COVID 19 is said to be a detriment to society and the question of a new lockdown is on everyone’s lips.
Boris Johnson instigated new rules for the country to follow now that Omicron is becoming a more serious threat. For instance, wearing a mask in theatres will be mandatory, obviously there will be exceptions from this when you are eating or drinking but throughout the show/film you will have to keep your mask on.
The Prime Minister also told the country, “If you can work from home, please work from home” which means that if you live alone, life is about to get a lot lonelier.
According to mentalhealth.org.uk, one in four adults felt loneliness because of coronavirus and the lockdowns that came before. Last year lockdown was sudden, which means we didn’t really have time to comprehend what lockdown really meant until we were actually in it. However, it looked like Boris was somewhat aware of the mental struggles of the past lockdowns and continued by saying, “I know this is hard for some people but by reducing your contact you will help slow transition”.
If you want to get into a concert or large venue then you’re going to need to have a COVID pass, if you’re double jabbed then you are eligible for a COVID pass, however, because of the rollouts of the Booster Jabs this is said to be under review.
Upon Boris’ announcement, we spoke to a Sue Rider charity associate about society turning to a more restrictive state, they replied with. “If we’re told to go back into lockdown then we’ll have to close and that’ll affect the charity completely”. The stress on local businesses and charities whilst in lockdown was evident, according to Simply Business, 61% of local business owners in the UK have had financial worries at some stage at the pandemic.
When talking about Sue Rider’s online presence, the charity associate said “We haven’t got a big online presence. Things that we sell online are very few and far between”. When talking about online service in the pandemic, Amazon’s profit went up 220% as COVID made it almost impossible to go to high street stores.
Turning to these bigger corporations will certainly drive out High Streets into the grave as charity shops like Sue Rider could become obsolete if we go into another lockdown.
