RUSHES: Coronavirus: Government delays further lockdown easing as numbers of Covid-19 cases increase: Boris Johnson press conference alternate angle

Coronavirus: Government delays further lockdown easing as numbers of Covid-19 cases increase: Boris Johnson press conference alternate angle; ENGLAND: London: Downing Street: Number 10: INT Professor Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England) and Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) to podiums for press conference SOT Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) press conference SOT - Good afternoon. Two weeks ago, I updated you from this podium on the progress we had made as a country in our fight against coronavirus. In many ways, that progress continues. The number of patients admitted to hospitals is still falling. It now stands at just over 100 each day. In April, there were more than 3,000 coronavirus patients in mechanical ventilation beds, but now the latest figure is 87. The number of deaths continues to fall. Although one is too, many that is obviously encouraging. But I’ve also consistently warned that this virus could come back and that we would not hesitate to take swift and decisive action as required. I’m afraid that in parts of Asia and Latin America, the virus is gathering pace. Some of our European friends are also struggling to keep it under control. As we see these rises around the world, we can’t fool ourselves that we are exempt. We must be willing to react to the first signs of trouble. Today, the weekly survey by the Office for National Statistics reports that the prevalence of the virus in the community in England is likely to be rising for the first time since May. Around one in 1,500 now have the virus, compared to one in 1,800 on the 15th of July and one in 2,000 on the 2nd of July. The ONS also estimate that there are now 4,900 new infections every day, up from around 3,000 per day on the 14th of July and 2,000 per day at the end of June. We just can’t afford to ignore this evidence. It’s vital to stress, of course, that we are in a far better position to keep the virus under control now than we were at the start of the pandemic, beca...
Coronavirus: Government delays further lockdown easing as numbers of Covid-19 cases increase: Boris Johnson press conference alternate angle; ENGLAND: London: Downing Street: Number 10: INT Professor Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England) and Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) to podiums for press conference SOT Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) press conference SOT - Good afternoon. Two weeks ago, I updated you from this podium on the progress we had made as a country in our fight against coronavirus. In many ways, that progress continues. The number of patients admitted to hospitals is still falling. It now stands at just over 100 each day. In April, there were more than 3,000 coronavirus patients in mechanical ventilation beds, but now the latest figure is 87. The number of deaths continues to fall. Although one is too, many that is obviously encouraging. But I’ve also consistently warned that this virus could come back and that we would not hesitate to take swift and decisive action as required. I’m afraid that in parts of Asia and Latin America, the virus is gathering pace. Some of our European friends are also struggling to keep it under control. As we see these rises around the world, we can’t fool ourselves that we are exempt. We must be willing to react to the first signs of trouble. Today, the weekly survey by the Office for National Statistics reports that the prevalence of the virus in the community in England is likely to be rising for the first time since May. Around one in 1,500 now have the virus, compared to one in 1,800 on the 15th of July and one in 2,000 on the 2nd of July. The ONS also estimate that there are now 4,900 new infections every day, up from around 3,000 per day on the 14th of July and 2,000 per day at the end of June. We just can’t afford to ignore this evidence. It’s vital to stress, of course, that we are in a far better position to keep the virus under control now than we were at the start of the pandemic, beca...
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