dailystar.co.uk
55%
795
Covid lockdown can't be eased until cases drop by 650,000, NHS chief claims
coronavirus lockdown can only end when cases drop by another 93%, an NHS chief claims.Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to "resist pressure to loosen restrictions" before it is safe to do so.He said cases need to fall below 50,000 before lockdown can be eased at all.Earlier this week Mr Johnson sounded a note of caution as he set out the hope that this lockdown will be the last, but admitted he cannot offer "an absolute cast iron guarantee".There are currently 695,400 active Covid-19 cases in England, meaning by Mr Hopson's estimation that figure needs to fall by a staggering 93%.He said: "I think there is a pretty clear view that number needs to come down to around