Matt Hancock warned that Britain is at a ”turning point” in its war opposed to a devastating wave of coronavirus, and refused to rule out being told to repaint from home.
The Secretary of Health also warned that there is a possibility of a momentary general blockade in the UK, as ministers imposed fines of up to EUR 10,000 under the new strict self-disalrillation legislation, amid fears of bureaucracy of regulations.
Hancock said there is a threat that the numbers will go off the roof unless effective measures are taken to prevent the spread of the virus.
The UK recorded 3,899 new cases of Covid-19 and another 18 deaths today, up from 4,422 yesterday, but remains part of a significant peak.
Despite appalling warnings about the economic effect of some other complete closure, the Health Secretary said it was still an option if the measures already taken were not effective.
Gesticulating enthusiastically, Hancock told BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show: “This country is a turning point.
We have a selection, and the selection is that if everyone follows the regulations and self-insulates if they want, follow the rule of six, which is undeniable and clear, and the basics, hands, face and space, then we can avoid new measures.
“But the choice of this selection is that we will have to do more. And we don’t have to do that, but each and every user has a role to play in that and each and every one who looks has a selection: do you stay?Regulations or not? And if each and every one adheres to the regulations, then we can the virus.
With his ministers locked up in a debate this weekend about whether to introduce a moment blockade that would devastate the economy, the prime minister announced that he would create a new legal responsibility for others to isolate themselves if they test positive for the virus or are told. to do so, do so through Test and Trace staff.
“I don’t need to see any more measures, more restrictive measures. But unfortunately, if other people don’t follow the rules, that’s how the virus spreads,” Hancock added.
It is based on the possible individual choices of the other 60 million people living in this country to know if we can keep it there with a local lockdown technique or if we want to take another national action ”.
Boris Johnson has been desperate for some other national shutdown amid considerations of the economic damage he will inflict as activity begins to recover.
However, starting Tuesday, around 13. 5 million people across the UK will face some form of local restrictions as the government deals with the disease.
In what may be a hammer blow to business, London Mayor Sadiq Khan would push for new coronavirus restrictions for the capital on Monday, adding a curfew at 10 p. m. and the north-east of England.
When asked if London painters could be asked to paint from home sometime next week, Hancock told Times Radio, ‘Well, I wouldn’t rule it out.
But there has already been a setback in the component of the prime minister’s own banks. Windsor Conservative MP Adam Afriyie said: “If the purpose is to save lives, it is morally false, irrational and scientifically questionable, to take destructive blockade measures that can save you a COVID death and kill others tomorrow.
Practice: The gesticulating Health Secretary said other people say “absolutely” to the police if they see violators of the rules, as he warned that he cannot rule out a momentary national blockade if regulations continue to be circumvented.
While his ministers were involved in a debate this weekend about whether to introduce a moment blockade that would devastate the economy, the Prime Minister (pictured today at Westminster Abbey) announced that he would create a new legal responsibility for others to isolate themselves if he tested positive, viruses or is invited to do so through Test and Trace staff.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan would push for new coronavirus restrictions for the capital on Monday, a curfew in bars at 10 p. m.
The mayor’s resources said the city is catching up on the disease hotspots in north-west and northeastern England, which have been put under new controls.
While knowledge of only a few days ago warned that London spent two weeks in those areas, the most recent model noticed by Mr. Khan would have shown that the hole had been reduced to two or three days.
The mayor is now urging ministers to expand the newest regional restrictions: closing bars and restaurants at 10 p. m. – to also cover the capital.
Government and city officials are expected to meet this afternoon to discuss the new imaginable restrictions in the capital.
Matt Hancock said he had spoken to London Mayor Sadiq Khan over the weekend about the action in the capital.
When asked if London painters could be asked to paint from home sometime next week, Hancock told Times Radio, ‘Well, I wouldn’t rule it out.
I doubt Mr. Hancock can see the space of his Neighbors Array. .
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