Does any of this really matter any more? (Donning armour as I write.) Since May, more people in UK have died from 'flu and pneumonia than Covid. Covid itself has been downgraded from high threat (forgotten the actual acronym, sorry) and is no longer a disease to be terrified of - only 1% of deaths now mention it on death certs. as against 'flu/pneumonia (12.8%) (ONS).
The real worry is how care-homes suffer, but they are now aware of risks and can take action. Treatments are more sophisticated.
It is more than time to go back to normal and live with it as we do with 'flu. The NHS has had plenty of time to avoid a peak of Coronavirus cases (which, I agree, justified the original lockdown for a short while) and it very much needs to be working overtime on the backlog it has created with other killer diseases such as cancer and life-altering conditions such as crippling arthritis.
I have the feeling that I am going to be unpopular - so be it. It's a nasty disease, but now it is just one of many.