The U.K. looks set to extend its lockdown measures into early or perhaps even late May, just as other European coronavirus hotspots start to lift some restrictions.
He said that while the U.K.'s approach to the coronavirus was working, measures had to remain in place: "Keep this up, we have come too far, lost too many loved ones and sacrificed too much to ease up," he said.
The U.K.'s Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance said Monday that the U.K. was following the same trajectory as Italy and he would expect the number of cases and deaths to increase this week, and thereafter to see a plateau that "may last for some time" and then start to decrease.and that Raab will announce on Thursday that the lockdown will stay in place until at least May 7.
On Tuesday, more evidence emerged that the extent of deaths in the U.K. could be significantly higher than reported. The Office of National Statistics reported that deaths in England caused by the coronavirus by April 3 were 15% higher than previously reported NHS numbers.
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