By Ben Kerrigan-
Dominic Raab has confirmed at today’s press briefings that review of lockdown measures which will take place later this week but Dominic Raab will not include a lift of current lockdown measures. He made it clear it was too early for the advice to change.
Mr Raab is standing in for the prime minister who is having a much needed rest to fully recover after leaving hospital said:
“At the end of last week we were concerned that people might start ignoring the advice or cutting corners given the temptation to go out into the sunshine.
“In fact the overwhelming majority of people stayed at home and understood the importance of doing so.
“By staying home this weekend, you’ve saved lives.
“Thank you, your efforts are making all the difference. And please keep them up – we’ve come too far, we’ve lost too many loved ones and we’ve sacrificed too much to ease up now.”
Mr Raab’s comments came after the hospital death toll passed 11,000 and Downing Street said the Government’s Covid-19 testing regime was “heading in the right direction”. He added:
”We are doing a lot of work in government to be guided by the science and the medical advice that you get and I think that, until you have got that evidence, we will be getting ahead of ourselves.
There will come a time in the future where we can talk about relaxation or transition but we are not there now”.
”The latest press conference comes as a total of 11,329 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK . The figures are up by 717 from 10,612 the day before.
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