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| ‘The toughest nuts to crack’: UK PM Johnson says Covid jabs and on-the-spot tests will be key to nightclubs and theatres reopening | ‘The toughest nuts to crack’: UK PM Johnson says Covid jabs and on-the-spot tests will be key to nightclubs and theatres reopening |
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| British clubbers and theatregoers will probably be allowed back into venues under a combined strategy of mass Covid-19 vaccination and on-the-spot testing for the virus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. | British clubbers and theatregoers will probably be allowed back into venues under a combined strategy of mass Covid-19 vaccination and on-the-spot testing for the virus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. |
| Nightclubs and theatres are the “toughest nuts to crack,” the PM told a news briefing, but he said the country’s night-time economy could reopen with the use of rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests at venues and the vaccination of more adults. | Nightclubs and theatres are the “toughest nuts to crack,” the PM told a news briefing, but he said the country’s night-time economy could reopen with the use of rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests at venues and the vaccination of more adults. |
| “That will be the route that we go down and that businesses will go down,” the PM said in response to a question about the use of so-called vaccine passports to gain entry to places like pubs. | “That will be the route that we go down and that businesses will go down,” the PM said in response to a question about the use of so-called vaccine passports to gain entry to places like pubs. |
| “You’re already seeing lots of businesses using the potential of rapid on-the-day testing as well. That, in combination with vaccination, will probably be the route forward.” | “You’re already seeing lots of businesses using the potential of rapid on-the-day testing as well. That, in combination with vaccination, will probably be the route forward.” |
| Ahead of the briefing on Monday, Johnson ruled out that the government would use vaccine immunity certificates “to allow you to go to, say, the pub or something like that.” | Ahead of the briefing on Monday, Johnson ruled out that the government would use vaccine immunity certificates “to allow you to go to, say, the pub or something like that.” |
| Under England’s current Covid-19 lockdown, its third of the pandemic, pubs are closed, along with the rest of the hospitality industry and other non-essential shops and services. | Under England’s current Covid-19 lockdown, its third of the pandemic, pubs are closed, along with the rest of the hospitality industry and other non-essential shops and services. |
| Johnson has promised that he will be “setting out a roadmap” next Monday for how the country’s restrictions will start to be lifted. | Johnson has promised that he will be “setting out a roadmap” next Monday for how the country’s restrictions will start to be lifted. |
| At the weekend, the government announced it had hit its target of 15 million vaccinations by February 15. | At the weekend, the government announced it had hit its target of 15 million vaccinations by February 15. |
| On Monday, the UK reported 9,765 new Covid-19 infections and 230 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. The country’s total death toll stands at more than 117,000. | On Monday, the UK reported 9,765 new Covid-19 infections and 230 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. The country’s total death toll stands at more than 117,000. |
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