19 July is Boris Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’, but how many deaths will it cause?

Boris Johnson says his government's vaccination program has 'broken the link' between infection and mortality
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

So, the UK’s Freedom Day has arrived — almost all of its COVID-19 restrictions have been ditched.

One newspaper has dubbed it ‘Freedumb Day‘, as doctors warn the NHS is going to be swamped as infections spiral out of control.

Read our story, with updated figures, published two weeks ago.

While NSW remains in its strictest lockdown since 2020, England is gearing up for what Boris Johnson has dubbed ‘Freedom Day’.