The foreign secretary, speaking at Downing Street's daily briefing, said the government did not expect to be able to give more details on when coronavirus lockdown measures might be lifted until the end of next week
When the government first introduced the lockdown measures, Prime Ministerhad promised to"look again" at the restrictions after three weeks and"relax them if the evidence shows we are able to".
"After all the efforts everybody has made, after all the sacrifices so many people have made, let's not ruin it now," the foreign secretary said."We mustn't give the coronavirus a second chance to kill more people and to hurt our country."Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, also stressed the importance of Britons continuing to keep distance between themselves and others in order to break the transmission of coronavirus.
England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty revealed the amount of time it was taking for the number of coronavirus infections to double had slowed from"about three days" to"six or more days in almost everywhere in the country".
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Spring blossom images unite UK nature lovers amid corona crisisBlossomWatch participants share photos of gardens, parks and streets in bloom
Read more »
Too early to lift coronavirus lockdown measures, says Dominic RaabDominic Raab has said it is too early to lift the lockdown measures in place to combat coronavirus, telling the public: “We’re not done yet, we must keep going.” More follows…
Read more »
Why do we talk about 'fighting' illness?Dominic Raab's been criticised for his comments on Boris Johnson's coronavirus, but is this fair?
Read more »
UK coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended, says cabinet ministerCulture secretary Oliver Dowden says measures will be reviewed but unlikely to be eased
Read more »
Dominic Raab under pressure to come clean on how long UK will remain on lockdownPositive news about Boris Johnson – who is making 'steady progress' and “sitting up in bed' – blighted by record daily death toll of 938
Read more »