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London could see new lockdown measures within days

by LLB political Reporter
19th Sep 20 9:26 am

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned that from the latest evidence coronavirus is now spreading through London.

Khan has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to act now as we โ€œshould not waitโ€ to implement new lockdown measures across London.

Johnson said on Friday that the long-feared second wave has arrived in the UK and new cases have doubled over the past week.

Johnson does not want to place the country into a full lockdown as we saw in March, but warned they may have to โ€œintensify thins to help bring the rate of infections down.โ€

He said, “We’re now seeing a second wave coming in… clearly we are going to keep everything under review.โ€

Johnson added, that he does “not want to get to a second national lockdown at all,” but as the disease continues, “of course we’re going to have to take further measures.โ€

However, the Mayor of London said, โ€œThe Prime Minister has said that we are now seeing the start of a second wave of Covid-19 across the UK.

โ€œLondoners should also know that I am extremely concerned by the latest evidence Iโ€™ve seen today from public health experts about the accelerating speed at which Covid-19 is now spreading here in London.

โ€œIt is increasingly likely that, in London, additional measures will soon be required to slow the spread of the virus.

โ€œWe will be considering some of the measures which have already been imposed in other parts of the UK.

โ€œI am of the firm view that we should not wait, as happened six months ago, for this virus to again spiral out of control before taking action.

โ€œThe best thing for both public health and the economy is new restrictions imposed early, rather than a full lockdown when itโ€™s too late โ€“ but the Government must urgently ensure there is a fully functioning testing system.

“I strongly urge all Londoners to be as cautious as possible over this weekend. Please think very carefully about your actions – strictly follow social distancing rules, regularly wash your hands and wear a face covering to help reduce the spread of the virus.”

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