Tighter coronavirus lockdowns needed to stop deadlier second wave, Boris Johnson told - The Times

Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to introduce more drastic lockdown restrictions after an internal analysis suggested that the second wave of coronavirus would be more deadly than the first.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has projected that the second wave will involve a lower peak but cases will remain at that level for weeks or even months.

Ministers are understood to be particularly concerned that levels of coronavirus are continuing to rise in the northwest, despite the introduction of Tier 3 restrictions closing the hospitality sector.

They believe that London could be two to three weeks behind, and that the whole country could be under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions by mid-December. Ministers are still hoping to give people a normal

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