据新华社报道，当地时间19日，英国首相鲍里斯•约翰逊宣布，将于下周全部结束此前为应对变异新冠病毒奥密克戎毒株而启动的《应对新冠疫情：秋冬计划》B计划，即后备计划。
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to lift Plan B COVID restrictions in England.
去年9月14日，英国政府曾公布包括A、B两个计划的《应对新冠疫情：秋冬计划》，一旦新冠病例数上升的“合理”风险导致英格兰国民保健署面临“不可持续的压力”，政府将启动B计划。
约翰逊：不再要求民众戴口罩
约翰逊当天在议会下院宣布，英格兰地区将不再要求民众戴口罩或居家办公，新冠疫苗接种证明等也不再成为进入人员聚集场所的强制要求。
Work from home guidance, COVID passports and mandatory wearing of face masks are being scrapped in England, as Boris Johnson announced the lifting of Plan B measures.
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此外，从3月24日起，将不再强制新冠检测阳性人员自我隔离。
He confirmed the intention to end self-isolation rules for people with coronavirus in the coming weeks.The legal requirement would lapse when the regulations expire on 24 March, he said, and that date could be brought forward.
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约翰逊称，科学家相信，全英国奥密克戎感染已经达到峰值。这是由于加强针政策的执行到位，结合民众对于B计划的反应等，“我们可以回归A计划了”。
"Our scientists believe it is likely that the Omicron wave has now peaked nationally... because of the extraordinary booster campaign, together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures, we can return to Plan A."
约翰逊同时强调，疫情还没有结束，感染奥密克戎毒株“并非对每个人都是温和的疾病，尤其是如果你还没接种疫苗的话”。此外，他仍然建议民众勤洗手、通风换气、做好检测以及阳性自我隔离。
Johnson insisted Omicron is "not a mild disease for everyone", including the unvaccinated, and advised people to continue washing their hands, letting fresh air in, testing and self-isolating if positive.
而有关于放松旅游禁令等声明，将于不久后发布。
Further announcements on the easing of travel rules are expected in the coming days, Boris Johnson added.
卫生大臣：值得骄傲的时刻
去年12月8日，英国政府宣布英格兰地区启动进一步防疫限制措施，即《应对新冠疫情：秋冬计划》B计划，其中内容包括在剧院、电影院等多数室内公共场所必须戴口罩等。随后，威尔士、北爱尔兰和苏格兰也收紧防疫措施，以应对奥密克戎毒株快速传播。
Plan B, introduced last month to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, includes ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use COVID passes to enter some venues.
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这是1月13日在英国利兹拍摄的一家正在建设中的临时医院。 新华社发（乔恩•休珀摄）
在唐宁街的发布会上，英国卫生大臣赛义德•贾维德表示：“这是一个值得我们骄傲的时刻，提示我们当大家团结起来时这个国家可以取得什么样的成就。”
At a Downing Street press conference, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "This is a moment we can all be proud of. It's a reminder of what this country can accomplish when we all work together."
贾维德还表示，调整“B计划”并不能看做抗疫已经到了“终点线”，因为新冠病毒及未来出现的变异毒株并不能被彻底消灭。因此，他声称“我们必须学会像跟流感病毒那样，与新冠病毒共存。”
But, he said, this should not be seen as the "finish line" because the virus and future variants cannot be eradicated — instead "we must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu".
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1月12日，警察佩戴口罩经过英国伦敦大本钟。新华社发（蒂姆•爱尔兰摄）
路透社：这是在赌
英国政府这一番表态吸引外媒注意，其中更改口罩政策纷纷登上报道标题。
《泰晤士报》网站：英格兰取消强制口罩规则
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《卫报》网站：包括佩戴口罩规定在内的所有B计划内容，在英格兰终止
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路透社的一篇报道则表达了对英国政府政策更改的担心：
赌奥密克戎感染已达峰值，英国首相约翰逊放宽英格兰防疫政策
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路透社报道称，约翰逊援引官方数据称感染率已经从高水平下降，但也有学者警告，如果人群过快回归“正常生活”仍然会导致病例数增加。
Johnson cited official figures that showed infection prevalence levels falling from a record high. But scientists warned that cases could still turn higher again if people's behaviour returned to normal quickly.
英国华威大学的病毒学教授Lawrence Young接受路透社采访时表示，“目前情况并不能保证病例数字会持续下降”。考虑到目前病例数字仍然居高，他本人则倾向于逐步放宽防疫政策。
"There's no guarantee that the levels are going to continue to fall as they are at the moment," University of Warwick virologist Lawrence Young told Reuters, who said he favoured a more gradual approach given that cases are still high.
“我只是认为，当前我们没有任何自满的余地。但我也理解经济上的紧迫性，人们想要回归正轨。”
"I just don't think we've got any room for complacency at the moment, but I do understand the economic imperative. People want to get back to normal."
综合来源：新华网，路透社，BBC
