Deaths from covid could be twice as high, Boris Johnson says

The only way to abate Covid case surge is to set another national lockdown. Boris Johnson will try to persuade MPs.

Boris Johnson is to tell the MPs that the second wave of Covid could be twice as severe as the first without lockdown. Placing the whole nation under a four-week lockdown is the only way to lessen the Covid case surge, UK Prime Minister will say.

Boris Johnson to speak to MPs

He will address the Common this afternoon, Monday November 2, with those words. “Models of our scientists suggest that unless we act now, we could see deaths over the winter that are twice as bad or more compared with the first wave.

Faced with these latest figures, there is no alternative but to take further action at a national level.”

Moreover, he’ll try to justify the work done until now. Despite he probably should be arrived to this decision earlier, he attempted to get this virus under control at a local level, with strong local action and strong local leadership.

Hopefully, the restrictions will be easened on December 2, despite Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said the lockdown could be extended beyond that date. After that date, UK will be “going back into the tiered system on a local and regional basis according to the latest data and trends.”

Opponent to a lockdown stand former Tory minister Sir Desmond Swayne and Cabinet minister Esther McVey . Both MPs will vote against, since it is “causing more harm than Covid”.

New restrictions to be set

• Millions of people classed as clinically vulnerable to the virus will be told to take “extra precautions” but will not be formally asked to shield.
• Travel and overnight stays in the UK and abroad will be restricted as people are advised not to travel unless for essential reasons.
• “Rapid turnaround tests” for Covid-19 will be rolled out in “a matter of days”, and the Army will be brought in to help distribute the swabs, which could help partners attend labour wards.
• Churches will remain open for private prayer, funerals will be limited to 30 people and weddings are only allowed in “exceptional circumstances”.
• Single-adult households will continue to be allowed to form a “support bubble” with one other household, and children can move between homes if their parents are separated.
• Job centres, courts and civil registration offices will remain open, and elite sport will be allowed to continue behind closed doors.