The UK could be “over the edge” of the third wave of Covid-19, a health commentator has said.
Jamie Jenkins, former head of health statistics at the Office for National Statistics, told LBC this morning: “(Cases) in England and Wales have been coming down since July 19.
“The cases have been falling for a couple of weeks there.
“I think looking at the data, we normally see deaths peaking around 14 days after cases come down, I think we might start being over the hill now when it comes to deaths.”
It comes as summer holidays have been given a major boost after the Government decided to scrap plans for an amber watchlist, following pressure from the tourism industry and MPS.
The amber watchlist would have applied to countries at risk of being moved into the red category – which requires hotel quarantine for 10 days at a cost of £1,750 for an adult. The planned move drew sharp criticism from tourism leaders.
Attention now turns to Thursday when the Government is expected to give an update on travel restrictions, including what countries are moving to the green list.
