The government is often accused of bewildering us with ‘mixed messages’. Who can blame them when the pandemic situation is so volatile and incomprehensible.
Daily our hope is countered by disappointment; the good progress with vaccinations offset by grim infection and death rates, overstretched hospitals sending seriously ill patients across the country.
The promise of freedom in just a few months is muted by the seemingly endless lockdowns.
No wonder the government is telling us to look on the bright side while emphasising the blacker picture and exhorting us to play safe to stay safe.
The truth is that, from those very first days in March last year, we have been on shifting sands, with no sense of security. We just have to hope that firmer ground lies ahead.
The latest move to lessen the threat of new virus infections being imported is stricter travel conditions.
Most of the ‘corridors’ to countries have been closed and people arriving from overseas have to have health checks before flying and on arrival spend up to ten days in quarantine.
Belatedly, perhaps, the government will exert stricter control by emulating some other countries by making arrivals stay in government controlled hotels.
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| Welsh government owned Cardiff Airport |
The aviation industry is in despair. Its hopes of a lucrative, business-saving revival this summer is threatened. The situation is so serious, it is reported, that airports might have to close down. This must be temporary as I am sure the aviation industry will find its feet, or, more aptly, its wings again.
It is the same with Eurostar, said to be in danger of closing down by April. Unlikely, in fact, in my view, impossible.
Despite the continuing uncertainty, I prefer to look on the bright side. Our patience and resilience over these past punishing months will, I am convinced, be rewarded.
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