Boris Johnson says lockdown will be eased in ‘stages’ - but refuses to give more details
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed that he will take a “cautious and prudent approach” to easing lockdown restructions, suggesting that pubs and restaurants would be among the last to leave lockdown this time.
Unwinding the lockdown “too fast” would risk a “disaster”, said Dame Angela McLean — a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage).
This comes at Boris Johnson is being urged to focus on “data, not just dates” and not relax restrictions “prematurely.”
Meamwhile, the UK announced it has launched the world’s first study to infect people with coronavirus. The trial will start in the next few weeks and involve 90 participents aged 18 to 30.
The head of the vaccine taskforce has also said that every UK adult should have recieved both doses of the Covid-19 jab by August.
