London:
British well being minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday just after urging persons to take a COVID-19 vaccine and “learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus”.
Javid, who replaced Matt Hancock as well being minister last month just after his predecessor stepped down for breaking COVID guidelines by kissing an aide in his workplace, started his job by urging persons to discover to live with the virus.
Britain, which has one of the highest official COVID death numbers, has shifted its method to fight coronavirus from utilizing restrictions to limit its spread to opening up society in the hope vaccines will shield most persons from severe illness.
Cases are higher, but so is uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, and officials argue the shift is required to support firms in sectors such as hospitality and the evening-time economy.
Writing on Twitter, Javid mentioned on Saturday he had recovered just after testing positive for COVID. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines,” he mentioned.
“Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as we learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus.”
Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour Party, was one of various lawmakers from opposition parties and persons who have lost family members to the pandemic to criticise his use of the phrase “cower from”.
“127,000 people have died from this virus, tens of thousands of whom would still be here if it wasn’t for the catastrophic failures of your government,” she mentioned on Twitter.
“So how dare you denigrate people for trying to keep themselves and their families safe.”
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