May Day! May Day! The international distress signal, calling for rescue and safety. This year May Day may prove to be at least the start of the long awaited arrival of safety from coronavirus.
That is if, as is being confidently predicted, all over 50 year old women and men in Britain will have had their first vaccination.
This is the government’s aim - even Matt Hancock has wisely forgone promises, acknowledging that it depends on a regular supply of vaccine. It is also the confident view of the vaccination programme chiefs.
The Prime Minister, urged to announce when restrictions will be lifted, is more cautious now.
It is his advisers who are becoming, unusually, more upbeat.
He may give us an idea of his coronavirus ‘exit plan’ and possible time table before the end of this month but he will be adamant that it will depend on whether we have passed the peak.
Case numbers and the death toll are still high but the pressure on hospitals seems to be easing, which is a relief.
The decision to go ahead with local government elections in May is a good sign.
May Day is traditionally the prelude to summer sunshine and warmth.
Something for all of us to look to forward to more than ever this year. Just what we all need.
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