Boris and beaches just don't mix

On the day Boris Johnson warned that he could no longer allow further easing of the virus lockdown because of the steadily rising number of cases throughout the country, thousands of people flock to the beaches and fill every available space with their swimsuit bodies, picnics and parasols. I fear whatever Boris and co say, a large section of the population is going to ignore it and if the sun is shining like it is today they will head for the seaside. It's the most natural thing to do normally and it seems to be the most natural thing to do in these abnormal times. Does anyone care any longer about catching the virus? This is a truly dangerous question to ask because if the scientists and doctors are right, it is still all too easy to catch the virus and be very ill indeed. From my own experience, the majority of shoppers are now masked which is encouraging. But the pictures of Brighton and Bournemouth beaches today are frightening. It's wall-to-wall bodies. How many of those will leave the beaches with Covid-19 in their bodies? The young are being blamed for flouting the guidelines. But it's not just the young. Boris is crying in the wilderness. People have stopped listening. Inevitably the experts are now asking whether the government moved too early to lift lockdown and encourage people to go on their summer holidays. Now this country and others in Europe and the US are in a mess. Lockdown, no lockdown, lockdown again, masks, no masks, definitely masks, eat out, don't eat out, work at home, work in the office, no, work at home. It's all too confusing.