The Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that we will keep all measures under review. We really don’t want to go into the stay-at-home national lockdown that we saw in March.”
Addressing the nation he added:
“That’s not what we want to do. We think that we can beat it by other means, but we’ve got to watch what’s happening and we will.”
Professor Chris Whitty Prof Whitty told of a “very general increase” throughout the UK.
He added:
“In most regions you are seeing a flat but gradually rising picture,”
“But you can see a significant rise now in the North-East, West Yorkshire and parts of the West Midlands.”
He added that Covid-19 can have a negative long-term impact even on those who are infected at a young age and do not require intensive care.
“We will get through this, so let’s follow the rules, wash our hands, cover our faces, observe social distancing, download the app and together we will fight back against this virus, protect our NHS and save many more lives,” Said the Prime Minister
