UK coronavirus: alert level to be raised from 3 to 4; Northern Ireland bans mixing indoors

Matt Hancockannounces childcare exemption to local lockdowns in England; UK cases rise by 4,368,second highest daily total since early MayRaising of UK Covid alert level opens door to major restrictionsLockdowns in four more areas of Wales as cases riseWhitty: UK could see 200 deaths a day by NovemberScottish ministers considering strict new Covid rules, leak revealsGlobal coronavirus updates – live6.15pmBST4 UK CMOs - inc@DrGregorSmith - agree raising of#Covid_19 alert level to 4. I ’ll participate in COBR meeting tomorrow am, after which@scotgov Cabinet will agree measures to bring virus back under control in Scotland. I ’ll then offer statement to@ScotParl tomorrow pm.It has been gatherings in domestic properties where most#Covid19 transmission has taken place.The Executive met today and agreed to extend the restriction on mixing of households to all parts of NI from 6pm tomorrow.pic.twitter.com/uaecusAQyhRelated:Coronavirus live news: Iran sees highest daily cases since June; US approaches 200,000 Covid deaths5.47pmBSTThe news that all people in Northern Ireland are to be banned from visiting each other ’s homes will bring to 15.4m the number of people under some level of restriction in the UK from tomorrow.The announcement, which follows on from that from Wales thatfour new areas are to be brought under local lockdown means that 23.1% of the UK population will be under curbs.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Politics Coronavirus outbreak Health Chris Whitty Patrick Vallance Labour Science Infectious diseases Scotland Wales Labour conference 2020 Anneliese Dodds Matt Hancock Source Type: news