Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson as experts urge him to take the latest measures further.
to go further than his latest measures by introducing a fortnight of nationwide curbs, with scientists estimating the move could save around 7,800 lives by the end of the year.
Another added: ‘If the numbers keep going up there will have to be a circuit breaker. At the moment I’d say the chances are 80 per cent or above.’ It reportedly calculates more than 7,000 lives could be saved if schools close and the public stays at home from October 24 for two weeks – with scientists saying there are now ‘no good epidemiological reasons to delay the break’.
The latest restrictions came into effect today, with the Liverpool City Region being plunged under a Tier 3 lockdown with pubs and bars closing for at least a month.
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