LONDON (UK) – Britons may face lockdown measures of some sort for six months or longer, according to England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on Sunday.
Harries stated that the country could face a second wave of coronavirus if the lockdown measures in place are lifted too quickly.
The government will review the lockdown steps it put in place in three weeks.
Harries warns that it is too soon to analyse if the lockdown has had the desired effect of reducing the peak of the coronavirus spread in Britain.
“We must not then suddenly revert to our normal way of living, that would be quite dangerous. If we stop then all of our efforts will be wasted and we could potentially see a second peak. Over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review, we will see where we are going. We need to keep that lid on and then gradually we will be able to hopefully adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal.”
– Jenny Harries, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Harries says that it is a moving target and one must wait to measure the success of these measures.
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