nearly a yearafterthispandemicbegan, thisunparallelednationalefforthasdecisivelyshiftedtheoddsinourfavorsothatwenolongerhavetorelysimplyonlockdownsandrestrictingourbehaviorandputtingourlivesonhold.
Butwitheverydaythatgoesby, thisprogramofvaccinationiscreating a shieldaroundtheentirepopulation, whichmeansthatwe'renowtravelingon a onewayroadtofreedom.
Therefore, iswelookatthedatatoday.
I canconfirmthattwoweeksfromtoday, Monday, theeighthofMarch, wewillbeginSteponeonschoolsandcollegesacrossEnglandwillreopenonteaching.
I don't believethatthisisgonnamean a fundamentalchangetothewayourlifeinourbigcitiesreallyworks.
Andi, I thinkthatLondonourgreatcitieswillbefilledfullofbuzzandlifeonexcitementagain, providedpeoplehaveconfidenceaboutcomingbackintow.
Thosecitiescenter, I thinkthatourgreatcitieswillbouncebackalongwiththerestoftheeconomy.
nearly a yearafterthispandemicbegan, thisunparallelednationalefforthasdecisivelyshiftedtheoddsinourfavorsothatwenolongerhavetorelysimplyonlockdownsandrestrictingourbehaviorandputtingourlivesonhold.
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