A senior scientific adviser to the gov’t says the country risks becoming the worst-hit in Europe.
The death toll from Covid-19 in British hospitals rose to 11,329 on Monday and the government, which is having to operate without its convalescing leader Boris Johnson, signalled that there would be no easing of lockdown measures this week.
“Amidst this sobering death toll, there are also some positive signs from the data that we are starting to win this struggle,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, deputising for Johnson while he recovers.The government’s panel of scientific advisers is due to review the evidence on the effectiveness of social distancing measures this week, but Raab signalled that was unlikely to result in any easing of restrictions.
Johnson left London’s St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday after spending a week there, including three nights in intensive care. He said “things could have gone either way” for him while he was hospitalised. On the other hand, a relentless flow of grim news ensured that the human cost of the outbreak remained in sharp focus.
In Edinburgh, Scotland’s top medical officer asked the public not to delay relatives’ funerals in the hope that social distancing measures would soon be lifted, because such delays would risk overwhelming mortuaries and funeral homes.
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