People sit atop the National Covid Memory Wall in London, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. Although the number of people now contracting COVID-19 is way higher than this time last year — over 30,000 new infections a day — the British government has opted not to re-introduce further virus restrictions for England, as the vaccine drive this year has reduced the number of people requiring treatment for COVID-19 and subsequently dying. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)