679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The new restrictions are biting just as autumn arrives. Speaking on Saturday, Professor Whitty said it would be "foolish" to plan for having a vaccine this winter, saying it was inevitable that the UK would continue to see localised outbreaks.

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Mr Johnson warned he would have no choice but to impose “significantly greater restrictions” later this year if the new measures fail to bring the ‘R’ value of the virus below 1. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here.

“So we have to focus on the here and now – and work on trying to adapt to this situation, not predicting changes to it.”.

Announcement of tighter coronavirus restrictions in England and Scotland leaves millions bracing for a difficult winter, Tue 22 Sep 2020 18.35 BST For other inquiries, Contact Us. That means even more time inside, and even more reason to make your environment as pleasant as possible. UK coronavirus cases have risen by 6,178 in 24 hours in the third highest day ever. “Mutual aid groups were a brilliant rapid response to very basic needs. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. There were 281 more cases of in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21,159. "If that happens, as the surge happens, it will move up the age groups to people who have got pre-existing health conditions and you would go back to seeing a situation where the numbers of people going to hospital are increasing and the numbers of people subsequently, sadly, dying increasing.

During the first lockdown, local mutual aid groups became a rare source of affirmation that not everything in the world was terrible. With millions now bracing themselves for the autumn and winter ahead, the Guardian spoke to a number of experts for advice about how to get through the next six months. While it was the highest number of deaths since July 14, when 44 were logged. Connecting Communities is an initiative aimed at empowering and strengthening community ties across the UK. Meanwhile, Professor Whitty said younger people were behind a recent surge in cases in areas of the north west, such as Oldham and Blackburn, which have been hit with fresh lockdown restrictions. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.

He says that the charity’s caseload has increased substantially since the pandemic began – with noise complaints top of the list.

Scotland is carrying out about 10 times more tests every day than it was during the height of the pandemic in April, Ms Sturgeon added. “We are programmed to notice sources of risk or stress and to think about what’s happening next, for very good survival reasons that aren’t so helpful now,” he says. Sir Patrick Vallance warned Brits on Monday that the increase in positive cases is not just because more people are being tested than earlier in the pandemic.

Professor Chris Whitty is understood to have explained that a 10pm curfew and extra face masks might not be enough to get the epidemic under control again.

SAGE member John Edmunds blasted the Government's new measures for "not going far enough" and warns more "stringent" measures will have to be put in place across the whole of the UK in the coming months. The climate of south-west England displays a seasonal temperature variation, although it is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom.

Speaking on Monday he said: “Could that increase be due to increased testing? But Professor Whitty said while he was confident in the "long-term" that scientists would deliver a working vaccine, he did not believe it would be available in the coming months.