Ending lockdown measures too soon will cause a second peak and “would risk a quick return to another lockdown,” Dominic Raab has warned.
Confirming that the UK will extend its clampdown for at least the next three months Mr Raab warned that the government would not make any changes until it saw the evidence to back up a change. “Now is not the time to give the coronavirus a second chance” he said. “There is light at the end of the tunnel - but we are now at a delicate and dangerous stage in this pandemic.” The First Secretary also said it may be a case of "adjusting" the lockdown when the time is right, not "lifting" it. "It could mean relaxing measures in some areas, while strengthening measures in some other areas," he added.