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UK
At the start of PMQs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that if the UK's COVID data continued to trend in a positive direction (with hospitalisations and fatalities low despite high case numbers), the country may be able to end all coronavirus restrictions from 23 February, rather than the planned 24 March.
- This would see the legal requirement to self-isolate if testing positive removed, and venues will not be able to ask for COVID vaccination passes to gain entry.
- The potential shift in date had not been expected, and indeed early polling shows that it may be against the public tide of opinion. Unweighted polling from YouGov carried out on 9 Feb shows 49% of respondents in favour of keeping the legal requirement to self isolate with COVID in place forever, with another 28% thinking it should remain for the coming months. Just 17% of respondents think the legal mandate should end.
Chart 1. UK COVID Cases and Fatalities, Nominal and % chg D-t-D
Source: JHU, MNI
Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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