London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was inevitable the country would see a second wave of coronavirus infections and while he did not want a second national lockdown, the government may need to introduce new restrictions.
The United Kingdom was reported to be considering whether to impose a new lockdown across the country, after new COVID-19 cases almost doubled to 6,000 a day, hospital admissions rose and infection rates soared across parts of northern England and London.
“We are now seeing a second wave coming in … It is absolutely, I’m afraid, inevitable, that we will see it in this country,” said Johnson.
The sharp rise in the number of cases in the country meant the government needed to keep everything under review and he did not rule out further measures being introduced.
“I don’t want to get into a second national lockdown at all,” he said. “When you look at what is happening, you’ve got to wonder whether we need to go further.”
The United Kingdom has reported more than 384,000 cases of the coronavirus with 41,794 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
