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The UK’s coronavirus alert level will be raised from 4 to 5 for the first time, government sources said.
Level 5 or “red” means that there is a “material risk that health services will be overwhelmed”, compared to level 4 when transmission is “high or exponentially increasing”.
the COVID-19 The alert level refers to the threat of the epidemic and is separate from the level system in England.
It is established by the Joint Center for Biosafety, which includes the chief medical officers of the four nations, and determines how strict coronavirus restrictions should be.
the the system was created in may, when the government drew up a way out of the initial lockdown, moving the alert level from 4 to 3.
Boris Johnson Comes as Prime Minister prepares to address the nation Downing Street at 8pm tonight in light of the rapid spread of the new variant of the virus.
The COVID alert level will go from 4 to 5
A spokesperson for Number 10 said before the announcement: “The spread of the new variant of COVID-19 has led to a rapidly increasing number of cases across the country.
“The prime minister is clear that further action must now be taken to stop this increase and protect the NHS and save lives.”
Scotland It has already announced that it will close almost the entire country from midnight on Tuesday, with schools closed until at least February 1.
Northern Ireland Prime Minister Arlene Foster will join a call with the government ahead of tonight’s announcement.
