A moment of national blockade to stop the spread of coronavirus has not yet been ruled out, the “great hope” is that others pay attention to the existing recommendation to handle a “very serious” situation, the fitness secretary said.
Matt Hancock said a national blockade was the “last line of defense,” responding to reports that ministers were contemplating new national measures, even for an era of only two weeks, such as imposing a curfew on bars and restaurants.
This occurs when ministers are criticized through the NHS Test and Trace system, which has detected up to 4 times more people seeking to book an electronic check compared to the number of checks available.
Experts said that without effective testing and tracking, it will be much more complicated to spread the virus and run into larger epidemics.
Hancock told BBC Breakfast that the latest knowledge showed that hospital admissions now doubled every 8 days, while deaths would accumulate in the coming weeks.
He said it was “absolutely essential” for others to adhere to the rule of having no more than six people at a rally, while those living under local restrictions make sure they adhere to the councils.
“Also, if other people have tested positive, or if others have been in close contact with those who test positive, they isolate themselves,” he says.
“And if we do all of those things, we may have to take other serious steps. “
He said the existing technique “targeted intervention,” but “a national blockade is the last line of defense. “
He added: “As we saw in the spring, here’s what we can do to support other people if necessary.
“So we’re watching closely, but we can see that the number of instances is accelerating and we’re ready to do what’s mandatory for lives and livelihoods, and of course, both are very important.
“We need a national blockade, but we are in a position to do so, if necessary. “
Mr. Hancock said the “great hope” is that other people will come in combination “and the situation, however, this is a very serious situation. “
When asked in Sky News about the option of a two-week “circuit break” of national restrictions, Hancock said the government sought to use “local action. “
And he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We need the national closure altogether.
“I have learned over more than nine months to never rule out.
“However, it is the proposal that is on the table. “
Scientists from the Government Emergency Advisory Group (Sage) reportedly proposed a two-week national closure in October to combat the developing number of Covid-19s.
The Financial Times reported that it said a lockdown may coincide with the October school semester.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as “disastrous” the possible effect of a momentary national blockade on the economy.
Today, more than 10 million people across the UK live under local restrictions, covering parts of Scotland, south Wales, north-west and north-east England, Yorkshire and the Midlands.
Hancock said additional local actions will later be announced amid reports that stricter restrictions will be imposed in Lancashire and Merseyside.
This occurs when the head of NHS Test and Trace denied that he “failed” despite a dramatic slowdown in the time it takes to run the tests and scenes of other people appearing in A
Baroness Dido Harding, director of NHS Test and Trace, said an exceeded capacity was requested.
But he said the extension of the formula had been model-based through government clinical advisers, and warned that the disorders were aggravated through others without symptoms for tests for which they were not eligible.
The new verification figures for England showed that 33. 3% of other people who were evaluated at a regional site, local site or cell verification unit got their result within 24 hours, even though Mr. Johnson would all be returned within that timeframe. until the end of June . . .
The most recent figure showed an ability to conduct 242,817 tests consistent with the day, however, the government has pledged to increase that number to 500,000 by the end of October.
At the same time, the government announces stricter restrictions on home visits to spaces with the highest number of coronavirus cases.
It is understood that nursing homes located in spaces subject to local closures could be asked to temporarily limit visits in all conditions at the end of life, it is understood.
For spaces in the country where there is no local blockade, but where network transmission is a concern, one option that officials have is to recommend that visits be limited to a designated guest according to the resident.
The government will define more main points on Friday in its social coverage action plan to help combat the spread of coronavirus during the winter.
Figures on Thursday showed that there were 3,395 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, and 21 died within 28 days of testing positive.
This brings the death toll in the UK to 41,705, separate figures published through statistics agencies showing 57,500 cases in which covid-19 was discussed on a death certificate.
Elsewhere, Thailand and Singapore have been added to the list of runners, meaning that those arriving in the UK from those countries after 4am on Saturday will no longer want to isolate themselves for 14 days, but Slovenia and Guadeloupe have been eliminated.