The UK has recorded 938 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in 24 hours on Monday which is the highest number in six weeks.
The Department of Health recorded nine new deaths and on Sunday there were 789 cases with Saturday recording 678.
Downing Street could ban travel around hotspots in England to combat the virus as the โcontainโ framework drawn up in July, sets out “the possibility of putting in place restrictions on travel if there is an area that is particularly badly affected,โ a No.10 spokesman said.
Restrictions on gatherings can be imposed under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which could also close local or national transport systems.
The Prime Ministerโs official spokesman confirmed that โOne of the steps within that potentially includes closing down local transport networks.
โItโs there, itโs contained in the document, itโs not a new thing โ we have informed the public and politicians of that being a potential action that we could take.
โBut, to be clear, itโs not something that is specific to London or anywhere else.โ
Boris Johnsonโs Cabinet are also considering restricting travel beyond the M25 under plans to avoid a second national lockdown.
The Sunday Times said the Prime Minister held a โwar gameโ session with Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday, in which they went through possible options for averting another nationwide lockdown which could stall economic recovery.
A Downing Street source told the Sunday Times, โAnother national lockdown is like our nuclear deterrent โ we will never rule it out, but it should be the very last resort in the fight against Covid.โ
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