Where I am in France has just been declared a red zone. People are wearing masks, but otherwise life seems pretty normal. A bunch of friends meet each week in a cafe. They still do. I didn't mind when the weather was good and we could sit outside, but I don't go indoors unless I have to. I think people are so sick of the restrictions, they're mostly ignoring them and it won't work out well. I think the numbers here are above the peak in March and still rising quickly.
Cases are rising fast in the UK too especially in the North. My son has a couple of weeks more training, then he's a doctor and will be working the hospitals. What a time to qualify. He's young and fit, but I worry he still might get long covid, and even if he doesn't, the work is going to be more stressful and demanding than ever, and it was pretty bad for UK medics even before the plague.
