UK Covid live news: Sage expert warns next peak in cases could last longer than previous ones

Latest updates: Prof Graham Medley, chair of SPI-M, says numbers could lead to ‘considerable burden' on NHSDoctors warn of ‘devastating consequences’ of lifting rules in EnglandFrom freedom to caution: a week of mixed messages on reopeningWhich Covid rules will change in England on 19 July?Global coronavirus updates – live10.11amBSTNicola Sturgeon is to announce this afternoon whether Scotland ’s coronavirus restrictions can be eased as planned on Monday, PA Media reports. PA says:The first minister has said she hopes to move the whole country to level 0 from 19 July, depending on the latest case numbers, hospital admissions and the vaccination rollout.Level 0 would reduce the 2-metre distancing rule to 1 metre in indoor public spaces.10.05amBSTAndy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has renewed his criticism of the government for lifting the legal requirement for people to wear masks on public transport in England from Monday next week. He told the Today programme:The test is this: is expecting and recommending people to wear face masks enough to give those people the confidence that they can go out and about on public transport safely? I don ’t think it is and that is why one person’s freedom day is another person’s fear day. Many people will feel fearful next week ...I expect that when this policy hits the real world and we have to deal with it, we will be receiving complaints come Monday that people don ’t feel able to go about essential tasks and...
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