Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Wednesday) that plan B precautions are to end, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Everyone wants to put the pandemic behind them. But if safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
“The danger is people will think it’s all over when no one can be sure that’s true. New cases are no longer on the rise, but thousands are in hospital and many more are still being infected each day.
“Rather than allowing a free-for-all, ministers should be urging caution and encouraging continued mask-wearing on transport, in public places and in schools, where it can still make a real difference.”
Notes to editors:
-UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.
Media contacts:
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk
Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E: press@unison.co.uk
