Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that people will have to be “much more careful” in winter because of how coronavirus may spread easier in colder weather.
He was responding to a question in the House of Commons
Tory James Sunderland (Bracknell) said: “We have heard much in recent weeks about the risk of a second wave.
“Could the minister please outline the current silence on that and indeed, outline when we might be most at risk.”
Mr Hancock replied: “The policies we’ve put in place with the local action are precisely targeted to reduce the risk of a second wave nationally.
“Nevertheless, as we turn to winter and the weather gets colder, there are signs of some seasonality in this virus meaning that we will have to be much more careful both because of the potential impact on how easily the virus transmits, but also because of changes of behaviour because we know outdoors is safer and it is just harder to be outdoors in winter.
“So we must remain vigilant as a country.”
