UK coronavirus live: Chris Whitty warns people to distance despite English lockdown easing or risk a second wave
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At the briefing, the government’s chief scientific and chief medical advisers made a point of warning the public of the danger of going to the pub as lockdown is eased this week.
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said the coronavirus pandemic “is a long way from gone” as he urged the public to follow social-distancing rules when the lockdown is eased on Saturday.
None of us believe, and I’m sure nobody watching this believes, this is a risk-free next step. It is absolutely not, that is why we have to be really serious about it.
There’s no doubt these are environments whose principal job it is to bring people together, that’s a great thing to do socially but it’s also a great thing from the virus’s point of view.
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