Another Government minister saying July 19th looks good but numbers are going up I believe so not convinced at all .
With 60k at Wembley , full house at Wimbledon and 140k going to the F1 people will expect to see restrictions lifted generally though.
I would rather take advice and listen to this person than a politician.
Link between COVID-19 and hospital admissions and deaths 'weakened but not broken'
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, said told the BBC's Andrew Marr show: "Public Health England are monitoring the data carefully and are reporting that vaccines give over 90% protection against severe disease, in other words, hospitalisation, so the link is not totally broken, but it's severely weakened."
Professor Powis added some habits would be "really good" to keep after the pandemic, such as people washing their hands more frequently and not going into work if they're feeling unwell.
"I think most people recognise that COVID will become an endemic disease, in other words, it will become one of the many viruses that we see particularly over the winter when the frequency is higher," he said.
"We deal with flu every year, we will have to deal with COVID. Of course, key to that is the autumn vaccine booster programme, which may well have to continue in coming years as well."
He added it was "too early to say" if COVID would be different each year in the same way the flu virus changes.
Prof Powis believed people would be more cautious and may continue to wear face masks after 19 July out of choice.
He said: "I think some people will choose to be more cautious.
"Some people may choose to wear face masks in particular circumstances, such as crowded environments, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
"Those habits to reduce infections are a good thing to keep."