coronavirus cases this winter - with fears of a second wave. Speaking to The Times, Mr Hancock said countries in others parts of the world were already experiencing a second wave, adding it was "a very serious threat".
Describing the worst-case scenario, he said the UK could be battling bad flu and a growth in coronavirus as people spend more time indoors.
He continued: "Cases go up again, and we have to use very extensive local lockdowns or take further national action."We don’t rule that out, but we don’t want to see it."But he did add that the UK was managing to keep the number of new cases "flat" through the test and trace system and local lockdowns.As for Christmas and what that could mean for families coming together as usual, in an.