Coronavirus: Gb does not rule out new extended local lockdowns

(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 29 - National restrictions cannot be ruled out if a spike in coronavirus cases occurs in Great Britain this winter. Not only. The measures may not be slowed down during Christmas precisely to avoid an increase in the number of cases. This is what the Minister of Health, Matt Hancock claims. "If the cases increase - he warns - we must adopt very extensive local lockdowns or take further national actions. We do not rule it out, but we would prefer not to".
    In an interview with the Times, Hancock says the second wave of Covid-19 that many countries are already facing 'is a serious threat'. But the UK has so far been able to keep the number of cases stable thanks to the tracking tests and measures taken. At worst, the minister said, the UK could battle the flu and a rise in the coronavirus as people spend more time indoors.
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