London could face curfews to stop coronavirus second wave as 500,000 students set to arrive in capital
, the capital has seen its infection rate remain stable amid a sustained increase in transmission in the North West of England and East Midlands.on Monday shows a steady increase in the weekly number of cases in all but ten boroughs of the city.
Professor Fenton said that his priority was to avoid a local lockdown being imposed - and stressed that other restrictions could help reduce the rates of transmission.He told the Standard: “Before we get to that stage there are many other things that you can do in order to help to reduce the risk of transmission and contain your outbreak.
A spokesperson for No10 said they would continue to keep measures under review depending on the rate of the transmission of the virus.
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