LONDON (UK) – Though infection rates are flattening, they remain at a high level which means there can be no premature easing of COVID-19 restrictions, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday.
“We’re starting to see some signs of flattening, and maybe even a falling off infection rates and hospitalisations. But don’t forget that they’re still at a very high level,” Johnson told broadcasters.
“The risk is that if you take your foot off the throat of the beast, if you allow things to get out of control and then you could, alas, see the disease spreading again, fast, before we got enough vaccines into people’s arms. That’s the risk.”