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Boris Johnson is ready to present details of a second national lockdown for MPs
Boris Johnson is ready to tell MPs that there is “no alternative” to a second national coronavirus lockdown when he reveals the details of the measure in the House of Commons today.
It comes amid confusion over whether the measures could be extended beyond Dec. 2, after Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove admitted that they may need to be in place for longer.
The prime minister will tell MPs that the government “will seek to ease” the restrictions and will return to the local tiered system next month, while a 10th source insisted that the measures would be “for a limited time” for four weeks.
Johnson was forced to advance his announcement of the shutdown, which goes into effect Thursday, at a hastily organized press conference in Downing Street over the weekend after details leaked to the newspapers.
Covid deaths could double
Boris Johnson is ready to warn MPs that coronavirus deaths during the winter could be double that during the first wave of the pandemic when he outlines plans for a second lockdown for England in the Commons.
Recently published documents from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) show that the speed of spread of Covid-19 means that the death toll from the disease between now and April could exceed the 85,000 predicted in the worst case.
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 10:02
‘Core set of national standards’ after the Wales Firewall
There will be a “core set of national rules” in Wales after the country’s firewall lockdown ends on 9 November.
Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said a “different set of arrangements” would be established today regarding meeting others, adding that there would be a “distinction” between internal and external contact.
He added that the way people behave after the firewall ends would be “crucial in giving us a path to Christmas and beyond.”
He told BBC Breakfast: “If we play it as a game where your job is to think about what the rule is and see how far you can stretch it, then I’m afraid the next few weeks will be really very difficult.”
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 09:43
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Chiara giordano2 November 2020 09:25
Prince William tested positive in April
Prince William secretly fought the coronavirus after testing positive in April, according to reports.
Sun The newspaper said the Duke of Cambridge continued his engagements by phone and video, telling an observer that he had not wanted to worry anyone.
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 09:15
The director general of the World Health Organization has said that he is isolating himself after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “fine and without symptoms” but would still be quarantined “in the next few days, according to WHO protocols” and would work from home.
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:58
Most infected children at home
Dr Susan Hopkins, Deputy Director of Public Health England (PHE), said that most coronavirus infections in children were linked to “infections in their homes.”
When asked if the risk of transmission in schools was high, he told Times Radio Breakfast: “We don’t know exactly.
“We know that most children have an infection-related infection in their homes, which is clearly the most likely place for children to become infected.
“We know that over the summer, families and individuals have gone back to work and gone out and socialized, so there are many routes of infection and taking it home.
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:47
Another crash was always likely, says one expert
Dr Susan Hopkins, England’s Deputy Director of Public Health, said there was a “good balancing act” on when to implement a lockdown.
She told Times Radio Breakfast: “I think even if we had made a block earlier, we will probably need one again later. So there is a good balancing act on when this happens.
“What the lockdown is there to do is reduce the number of cases and ideally half of them, or even reduce them more than that.
“So what we have to be able to do is see that now, and see that we can do it effectively, and that means that the whole of society must be ready to take steps with us to reduce our broadcasts and reduce our contacts.”
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:36
Another crash was always likely, says one expert
Dr Susan Hopkins, England’s Deputy Director of Public Health, said there was a “good balancing act” on when to implement a lockdown.
She told Times Radio Breakfast: “I think even if we had done a block earlier, we will probably need one again later. So there is a nice balancing act on when this happens.
“What the lockdown is there to do is reduce the number of cases and ideally half of them, or even reduce them more than that.
“So what we have to be able to do is see that now, and see that we can do it effectively, and that means that the whole of society must be ready to take steps with us to reduce our broadcasts and reduce our contacts.”
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:36
Claims previous circuit breaker ‘would have saved thousands’
A government scientific adviser has claimed that closing a circuit breaker two weeks ago “would definitely have saved thousands of lives” and inflicted substantially less damage on the economy.
Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Body for Emergencies (Sage), said the threat from Covid-19 had been “repeatedly underestimated” and waiting to see if less intense measures would work was a “dangerous” strategy.
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:14
‘Case not yet elaborated for the national closure’
The case has yet to be brought in favor of a nationwide shutdown in England, said a prominent conservative backbencher.
Peter Bone told BBC Radio 4’s Today The program had not yet decided how to vote on the measures outlined by Boris Johnson, which will be debated in the Commons on Wednesday.
Mr Bone said: “At the moment, I am not convinced that I should vote with the government on Wednesday.
“But I will listen.”
Chiara giordano2 November 2020 08:06
