By Sammie Jones
Increased strict restrictions in other areas of Uk society will be necessary to make up for school re-opening in January, an adviser of the British government has said.
Prof Hayward, professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at University College London, has called for widespread Tier 4 restrictions , or even higher , to move the country moves towards “near-lockdown”.
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He said further national coronavirus restrictions are needed to prevent a “catastrophe” amid rising infections.
His advice follows figures from NHS England , indicating there were 20,426 patients in NHS hospitals in England as of 8am on Monday, compared with the 18,974 patients recorded on April 12.
Dangerous Phase
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He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think we are entering a very dangerous new phase of the pandemic and we’re going to need decisive, early, national action to prevent a catastrophe in January and February.”
“I think we’re really looking at a situation where we’re moving into near-lockdown, but we’ve got to learn the lessons from the first lockdown
as England’s hospitals deal with more Covid-19 patients than during the April peak of the first wave.
Figures from NHS England show there were 20,426 patients in NHS hospitals in England as of 8am on Monday, compared with the 18,974 patients recorded on April 12.
Prof Hayward, professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at University College London, said widespread Tier 4 restrictions – or even higher – are likely to be needed as the country moves towards “near-lockdown”.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think we are entering a very dangerous new phase of the pandemic and we’re going to need decisive, early, national action to prevent a catastrophe in January and February.”
“I think we’re really looking at a situation where we’re moving into near-lockdown, but we’ve got to learn the lessons from the first lockdown
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