Boris Johnson has said he does not want to put the country in another national lockdown but warned the government may need to “intensify things to help bring the rate of infections down”.
He added: “We’re now seeing a second wave coming… clearly we are going to keep everything under review.
“As the disease progresses of course we’re going to have to take further measures.”
On Friday, new confirmed daily cases of coronavirus hit 4,322 – the highest since 8 May.
And with COVID-19 cases now doubling every seven to eight days, the government is looking at introducing nationwide restrictions for a short period to try to “short-circuit” the virus and slow the spread of the disease.Advertisement
Parts of the North West, West Yorkshire and the Midlands have been placed under further localised coronavirus restrictions.
Government figures stressed the plans being drawn up stopped short of a full national lockdown, as seen in the spring, when the country was told to “stay at home”.
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