Could Scotland block the circuit breaker? What this may mean when Nicola Sturgeon considers new restrictions
Nicola Sturgeon will probably announce the blockade tomorrow
The Government’s Scientific Emergency Advisory Group (Sage) said the number R in England, which represents the number of others to which an inflamed user will transmit the virus, has an n of 1. 1 to 1. 4, meaning that instances can very quickly.
Previously, Nicola Sturgeon warned that this weekend is a “tipping point” for Scotland, with restrictions likely tighter, adding a possible “circuit breaker” lock to be brought in next week.
As ministers announced difficult new restrictions on 13. 5 million people in England, Johnson said they would “keep everything under control. “
“There is no doubt, as I have said for several weeks now, that we may be waiting (and) that we will now see a wave of moments coming,” he told reporters on a scale on the website of the structure of the Vaccine Manufacturing Innovation Centre near Oxford.
“We see it in France, in Spain, throughout Europe; I’m afraid it’s absolutely inevitable that we’ll stop by in this country. “
Public Health England (PHE) warned that knowledge published on Friday may be just a sign of “much worse things to come,” as the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said instances would almost have doubled in a week to succeed at 6,000-a-day in England.
Kevin McConway, professor emeritus of statistics at Open University, described the new R as “undoubtedly troubling. “
He said: “Even at expansion rates within the estimated range, the number of new instances can be temporarily successful at peak grades if interventions are not effective enough. “
This happens when ministers talk about the need for new national restrictions, such as forcing bars and restaurants to close at 10 p. m. or restrict others who socialize.
The prime minister insisted that he did not need a moment of national blockade, but said it was imperative that other people adped to the rules of social esttachment, adding the new “rule of six. “
“But when we look at this specific curve and what’s happening now, it’s transparent that we’ll keep everything under control. I don’t need to go through a moment of national blockade, that’s the last thing everyone needs,” he added. Told.
“I don’t need to go to bigger lockdowns at all, we have to keep the schools open and the schools have come back the way they did. We need to keep the economy open as much as possible, we need businesses to keep running. “The only way to do that is obviously for other people to adhere to the guidelines. “
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