Boris Johnson to convene crisis talks on tackling resurgent coronavirus
Chief medical officers warned the UK is on course for 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October and recommend the UK should return to level 4 lockdown
21 September 2020 - 20:11
London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will convene crisis talks on tackling the resurgent coronavirus on Tuesday after his top scientific adviser warned the UK is on course for 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October without urgent action.
The prime minister will lead a meeting of the government’s so-called Cobra emergency committee, which the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also attend. He’ll then make a statement to the House of Commons to lay out the next steps in his government’s pandemic response, which are expected to include tougher rules on social distancing...
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