Britain’s government is reportedly planning to roll out “freedom passes” and specialized passport certificates to those who have tested negative for COVID-19 as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to announce regional lockdown measures to succeed the national lockdown set to expire in December.
The British leader will lay out his plans for localized coronavirus restrictions on Monday, along with a plan for mass testing in what the government calls an outline to return to normalcy next year.
Part of the regimen of the new normal is what the government is deeming “freedom passes” for those who have two negative coronavirus tests per week. According to the Telegraph, the government is also partnering with passport manufacturers to create COVID-19 certificates for individuals who can prove they are virus-free.
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This immunity certificate would be stored on people’s phones after they receive a letter, card, or document from the government on testing negative. It is anticipated that this will allow Britons to visit their family members (which currently is largely prohibited) and to travel without a mask.
One source told the paper that the certificates would “allow someone to wander down the streets, and if someone else asks why they are not wearing a mask, they can show the card, letter or an App,” adding that it would permit a person to “to see their family, and normal social distancing rules will not apply.”
It is not clear at this point whether the government will give “freedom passes” to those who have been vaccinated.
The concept of immunity passports was first floated by the British government in April; Health Secretary Matt Hancock said at the time, “We are looking at an immunity certificate. People who have had the disease have got the antibodies and then have immunity can show that and therefore get back as much as possible to normal life.”
Johnson is announcing Monday that following the end of the national lockdown on December 2, England will go back to a regional tier lockdown system. However, it’s believed that many regions will face even stricter lockdown measures than they currently are, as local politicians want to abide by calls for more stringent measures from the government’s SAGE group of scientists.
Johnson’s plan will also outline regulations regarding family Christmas gatherings, including limits on how many individuals can get together to observe the Christian holiday.
Additionally, factories and workplaces throughout the country will be obliged to participate in mass testing, with new ‘lateral-flow’ tests that can provide a diagnosis within twenty minutes. The military will possibly carry out testing, though no formal request has been made to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as of yet.
In order to get the legislation enacted, the government will need the support of the left-wing Labour Party, as 70 MPs from Johnson’s own Conservative party have threatened to vote against the restrictions.
In a letter addressed to the prime minister, the anti-lockdown COVID Recovery Group of Conservative MPs demanded that the government reveal the economic damage that further lockdowns would incur. “The Government must publish a full cost-benefit analysis of the proposed restrictions on a regional basis so that MPs can assess responsibly the non-Covid health impact of restrictions,” the MPs said.
Despite the opposition, it’s likely the restrictions will ultimately pass, as the Labour Party has generally been supportive of tight government controls to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The leader of the new anti-lockdown Reform Party, Nigel Farage, wrote on Twitter: “It sounds like lockdown will not end on December 2nd as we will enter into strict regional restrictions.”
“We will be stuck with this until Easter unless the government changes approach,” Farage warned.
Britain’s bid to force coronavirus passports on the population is precisely the Orwellian nightmare constitutionalists have been raising the alarm about since the beginning of the media-driven COVID-19 panic.
How ironic that they call the certificates “freedom passes.” It’s a perfect example of 1984-esque Newspeak that seeks to depict the concept as the complete opposite of what it really is. Because if you need a government-issued document to do things as basic as visiting family and walking around without a mask, that isn’t freedom. It’s the epitome of tyranny.
And there’s no doubt that they will eventually try to tie the pass to vaccines, as the global elites continue to say that mass vaccination is necessary for a return to normalcy.
If freedom-lovers don’t stand up, the New World Order will be in full operation before we know it, thanks to the COVID-19 hysteria.
