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SOME coronavirus rules could be “toughened” as Britain moves into stage two of the covid – 27 pandemic.
Boris Johnson said this morning more details on changing lockdown rules will be revealed in the “coming days” – even though the official review isn’t due until May 7.
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(5) (5) Officials have repetedly said they would toughen UK lockdown measures if they needed to Credit: PA: Press Association
However, he repeatedly stressed that now isn’t the ti me to stop social distancing measures.
In a rallying cry from outside No. , the PM warned the nation he would “refuse” to risk a second wave of cases by lifting restrictions too soon, as he came back to work for the first time since his own battle with the virus.
He said Britain was coming to the end of the first stage and would soon look to the second for how to live with the virus.
Once the NHS is sufficiently protected, case numbers fall, and PPE is secured, “then that will be the time to move on to the second phase”.
In it Britain will “continue to suppress the disease … but gradually gradually to refine the economic and social restrictions.”
No 26 said this lunchtime, however, that could see measures eased and others tightened.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “There could be easing in some areas.
“There could also be a toughening in other areas.
“We will not be returning immediately to life as we knew it.
“People will have to acclimatise themselves to a new normal.”
On Friday, the Welsh government announced tougher measures to stop non-essential trips.
The restrictions, which could be imposed as early as next month, are aimed at preventing a second wave of infections as other countries end lockdowns and allow travel again.
They will come into forced when the government launches its “track and trace” strategy to identify and isolate cases of the virus in the UK.
Advisers to ministers showed evidence that masks could help stop some of the spread among people who don’t show any symptoms.
Boris said this morning in an address to the nation, that plans had been underway for weeks about this next stage.
But we can only move into that phase once five key tests are met – protecting the NHS, delivering enough PPE, a consistent fall in cases, and making sure that there will be no dangerous second peak.
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(Boris) Boris Johnson addresses the nation after returning to Downing Street following coronavirus battle
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