A small reduction in COVID-19 cases across some parts of the UK should not be used as an excuse to lift lockdown or reduce adherence to the rules, an expert scientist has told Sky News.
Despite this, there is still not a consistent decrease and the number of positive cases is still very high - more than 40,000 a day - while infections are rising in many local areas. Weekly infection rates increased in a third of the UK's local authority areas in the week ending 10 January compared with the previous week, when the third national lockdown started.
However, the positivity rate - the percentage of tests that are positive - at the beginning of January was over 5% in most local areas. The WHO suggests any level above that means the virus is not under control.
Still so many questions to be answered first before getting out of this. Does the vaccine work against the new and future variants? How often or long doe the vaccine last before we need another dose. Will it be a yearly requirement?
Well, lift restrictions too soon, be back in a very big mess even sooner. It will happen. Too much running before we can walk!
I think it will be lifted at 3.15pm on 2/2/2021
So we're turning a corner on flattening the curve? Riiiiiiiight.
Britain hasn't had a lockdown yet. There are still people flying in without any checks.
If they have sense end of March, but the epicentre is down south so maybe it should be longer for them ?
Won’t happen when everyone is out and about that was just tower bridge yesterday afternoon
Give a rest man will ya cases and hospitals are still high and it isn't a lock down macdonalds Is rammed bugger off shit news
WORLD. COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Total Confirmed Cases, now 94,410,568 Global Deaths. 2,020,042 US. 395,385 deaths. coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID19
It’s strange how CV seems to have effected English speaking countries disproportionately in comparison to the rest of the world !
Lol.. Its not going to happen.
19 percent fall in a week rolling Cases come on you got until the middle of February three more weeks then six weeks of letting us live again slowly before all those in danger should be protected we are the 99 percent and we are watching
Bidens gig next week...coincidence?
It will mysteriously turn a corner any time now or the government will be left with egg all over its face when IoApro starts here First Italy, now Poland & Switzerland. Businesses opening up IOpen Where is your reporting on that eh ?
Sky news is fake news .
Hevenly father i trust in you, be my light for am blind without you Jesus feedmysheep Gods_Communityy
When hell freezes over 😂😂😂
We are in lockdown till Easter which is early April. No way scientists will advice Government to allow us to meet before Mothers Day & that’s mid March!! 🤷♂️
Lockdown for years to come
You have literally answered your own question with your opening line of the story....
What planet are you on?. Obviously nobody in SKY POOS has any idea of what is going on to ask such a stupid question. This will take at least another year.
Wow so many graphs I almost puked, you should warn people
So if all over 70 and vulnerable vaccinated by mid feb, which is the plan who will die with it and who will be in hospital with it? Because if it’s anyone over 70..... 🤔🤔🤔
Lift lock down shut the fuck up
Sky news , ha ha what fuck arseholes ,
lets hope its soon or people dying from boredom will exceed the daily covid figures!!! 😏
Stop lying!👇
Too soon
Scotland just tightened even more the right way to go
Dont ease until we have this well under control dont listen to the idiot element
Lockdowns don’t work, should never be put in place ever again during this pandemic
For fuck sake! Do not pressure government to loosen lockdown again! Only until cases are down to single figures consistently would it be sensible to ask the question! Do not be part of the problem of half hearted response to this pandemic again!
This is it we are now doomed people say goodbye to our freedoms.
Wrong question .. How long can we keep lockdown in place to ensure the safety of our nation is the correct question. How can we robustly enforce lockdown to make it work should be the second question...
NHS will decide. Also we need Nervtag to stop all this variant scaremongery.
Crystal ball 🔮 anyone 🙄
Early early days. Lets help the NHS out first shell we before we start thinkingbabout number 1.
It’s not going to be lifted stop harping on
Never they will always be locking us down soon they wont even mention the virus any more. I mean it went from deaths to cases. It will never end till its constant lock down. Curfews next month yall
Gotta laugh at MSM.. when there isn’t a lockdown they’re calling for one and when there is one they call for it to be lifted/when are we coming out of it.. nothing else to report?
Minister of Health of Brazil in Ballet, while the people wait for the vaccine!
No of course we cannot expect lockdown to be lifted. Not only would it be Dangerous. It would be suicidal. Surely they have learned their lesson from last the time ? For Goodness sake.
Why would it be lifted. Ffs can you lot just wait more than a couple of days. Idiots.
No. How stupid is this news service.
Here we go again 🙄
I think we should lift the lockdown when Rupert dies..
It will be lifted when people stay safe and stop being ijots 💕💕💕💕
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