England has become one of the first countries worldwide to announce an end to all COVID-19 restrictions. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement just a day after news emerged that 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for the coronavirus. As The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry tells host Marco Werman, many British scientists are calling the prime minister’s decision reckless.
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