Boris Johnson came under pressure from business chiefs today, who urged the PM to reimpose certain Covid restrictions amid skyrocketing UK cases.
The intervention came after Health Secretary Sajid Javid suggested cases could reach 100,000 a day - and figures today recorded a jump to 52,009 cases and 115 deaths.
Richard Burge, chief executive of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: “It is deeply concerning that the Government has taken such a passive stance towards the rising rate of Covid-19 infections. Indecision is our greatest enemy in the fight against this disease... decisive action needs to be taken now to avoid more severe restrictions in the months ahead.”
What restrictions do you think should be imposed? Should masks be made mandatory indoors? Should people be advised to work from home again? Should households be discouraged from meeting indoors?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments for the chance to be featured on the ES website tomorrow.
Yesterday’s Talking Point: Should the Government enact its Covid Plan B?
Keepitreal commented: “A Total mess, wait wait wait, till is too bad to fix, small measures now could defer from a lockdown, but oh no again the UK gov is showing how incompetent it is. lets all pretend is gone..... countries will start to ban UK visitors, as we become know as the lepers of the world. Oh just read Morocco was the first to do so.”
