Don't think the pandemic is over, Chris Whitty warns and Scotland eases rules on people meeting outdoors Tuesday evening's coronavirus update
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update for you tomorrow morning.Unlocking too quickly would lead to a substantial surge in Covid infections, the UK's chief medical adviser has said. "It is very easy to forget how quickly things can turn bad," Professor Chris Whitty told the Science and Technology Select Committee.
, saying "nurses are well-paid for the job". Lord Bethell praised the "heroics" of health workers during the pandemic, but said they had secure jobs that many people would "envy". He was responding to opposition calls for the government to rethink its "miserly" 1% pay offer. Nurses have described the offer as "insulting", with unions threatening strike action.
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