Warning of return to full lockdown and 'Christmas could be at risk' if cases rise
And he pointed out that party-loving youngsters must remember they are “potent spreaders” infecting the elderly.Caerphilly in south Wales prepared to be placed under local lockdownDeputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam added: "People have relaxed too much. Now is the time for us to re-engage and realise that this is a continuing threat to us."
This is thought to be because young people are able to shake off the virus more easily and are less likely to become seriously ill. "And that is very difficult. What is Christmas? Well it’s meeting with your family very close. Restaurants and pubs and stuff like that.He said the R rate was now above one and the UK was in a "risky period".
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