‘Wrong direction’: rising COVID-19 cases in U.K. increase pressure for new lockdown

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British government scientists fear ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ of 80,000 deaths could be exceeded if new measures not taken

A large sign to thank people for coming to London's West End and to stay safe by observing social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in London, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.COVID-19 infections are rising so persistently in the United Kingdom that unless something can be done to reduce infections, the “reasonable worst case” scenario of 80,000 dead could be exceeded, scientists said on Friday.

In the paper, dated Oct. 14, advisers said that the exceeding of the worst case scenario might continue for three or four weeks if infections were brought down. But since then, they have risen further. “The U.K. was one of the hardest hit countries in the world in the first wave. It would be particularly tragic if we repeat this experience,” Professor James Naismith of the University of Oxford said, adding that the figures suggest 1% of the population of England had COVID-19.

 

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