In the best-case scenario, things continue pretty much as they are today, with everything open and people - slowly but surely - returning to life as normal. Here are their thoughts on the months ahead - the good, the bad and the ugly. We spoke to many of the country’s leading experts. On Saturday, the former prime minister Tony Blair has called on the Government to introduce vaccine passports now or "risk further lockdowns. So how might things pan out in practice over the next six to nine months? When push comes to shove, “the Government remains committed to taking whatever action is necessary to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed”. Ministers believe Plans A and B will be “sufficient to reverse a resurgence in autumn or winter”, but add that “the nature of the virus means it is not possible to give guarantees”. There is no official Plan C but it is, of course, another lockdown, or what the new plan refers to as “more harmful economic and social restrictions” only to be considered “as a last resort”. “In a Plan B scenario, the Government would issue clear guidance and communications to the public and businesses, setting out the steps they should take to manage the increased risks of the virus,” says the document. ![]() This would involve mask mandates, vaccine passports and the nation getting what amounts to a stiff talking to. Should that not prove adequate, Plan B would then be instigated “hard and early”. ![]() Plan A relies on vaccines and booster shots to hold the virus at bay. On Wednesday, the Prime Minister set out a two-part “Autumn and Winter Plan”. Perhaps it betrays the UK’s approach to fighting Covid-19, but the only real question we Britons are asking at the moment is this: will there be another lockdown this winter?
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