Britain has not yet reached the COVID-19 peak which would allow for an easing of tight restrictions of movement, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
FILE PHOTO: A policeman wearing a mask talks to people on Primrose Hill as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, London, Britain, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Britain imposed a lockdown three weeks ago in a bid to curb the spread of the virus and the government has come under increasing pressure to detail how long the strict measures on movements would last, with people forced to stay at home and many businesses unable to operate. Some scientists have suggested the peak might still be some weeks off but Hancock said “nobody knows” when it would be.
Initially Johnson took a more modest response to the outbreak than other European leaders but changed tack when projections suggested a quarter of a million people could die in the United Kingdom. The British Medical Association, which represents doctors, said medics were facing a “heart-breaking” decision over whether to treat patients without proper protection and so put themselves at risk.
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