Covid: Regional rules ‘probably going to get tougher’, says Boris Johnson
I really am getting fed up with lockdown as we enter 2021. Still as this article indicates we have more pain to go and thank goodness for the prospects of a return to normal with the vaccine. I don’t think we have had enough analysis of the rural impacts of the pandemic although as I indicated in the last issue of Hinterland the marvellous exposure of the joint work of the National Centre for Rural Health and Care and the Nuffield Trust is a great cause for revelation – you can still read the article here should you wish.
Regional restrictions in England are “probably about to get tougher” to curb rising Covid infections, the prime minister has warned.
Boris Johnson told the BBC stronger measures may be required in parts of the country in the coming weeks.
He said this included the possibility of keeping schools closed, although this is not “something we want to do”.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for new England-wide restrictions within 24 hours.
Sir Keir said coronavirus was “clearly out of control” and it was “inevitable more schools are going to have to close”.
It comes as the UK recorded more than 50,000 new confirmed Covid cases for the sixth day in a row, with 54,990 announced on Sunday.
An additional 454 deaths within 28 days of a positive test result have also been reported, meaning the total by this measure is now above 75,000.