BORIS Johnson was urged not to overreact to fears of a second wave of coronavirus and risk destroying the economy.for the latest news & updatesCredit: London News PicturesBut scientists insisted there was no need to panic and senior Tories urged Boris not to reimpose the kind of blanket social distancing measures that crippled the economy during lockdown.
Scientists tried to calm fears saying a second spike “was to be expected” following mass relaxation of rules on July 4 that saw pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen and Brits allowed to visit each other’s homes. “There has to be a better way to deal with the remaining Covid risk than closing down the economy. Mass testing should mean we don’t have to return to a blanket lockdown.”
Meanwhile, ministers are expected to confirm they are actively looking into introducing a two-test system that may free people from quarantine within eight days of arriving in the UK.It would see arrivals given a test at the airport and followed up with another test seven days later. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps apologised to Brits whose Spanish holidays had been ruined, but insisted slapping quarantine measures on them was “the right thing to do”.Professor Paul Hunter says 'we could last out August' without the need to reimpose blanket measuresTransport Secretary Grant Shapps apologised to Brits whose Spanish holidays had been ruinedHe said: “Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, was very clear with us that he was concerned about the data.
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He hasn't dealt with the first 'wave' yet. 70,000+ deaths, worst record in Europe, much of the Borrowed £Billions wasted. And it will all have to be paid back by our younger generations. PeopleFirstUK
Aye, sounds familiar oh I remember heard that just before the Titanic went down, in the movie ofcourse
Screw the economy- save lives. As people refuse to follow social distancing rules, we need social distancing wardens and much greater punishments for violators