Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?

‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week

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Passengers queueing at Manchester Airport on 5 April
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The plan to begin “living with Covid” sounded great in theory, said Charlotte Lytton in The Daily Telegraph. In practice, though, it’s proving problematic – as anyone who has tried to take a trip abroad lately will be all too aware.

Covid-related staff absences caused massive delays at airports this week, and the cancellation of hundreds of flights. And with Covid case numbers at an all-time high in the UK – almost five million people are estimated to have the virus – other sectors are also struggling to function.

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