Tomorrow, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce the launch of a new Covid-19 alert system that will track the virus threat and explain the relevant measures the government is taking.
It will rank the virus threat on a scale from one to five and adjust according to data such as the rate of transmission and number of cases.
On Sunday the prime minister will say we are currently at stage four but moving towards stage three.
The new system will apply to England only but the government is working with the devolved administrations as they develop their own.
It is understood the system will be similar to the one used to keep the public informed about the terror threat level.
The alert system will also reflect the virus threat in different parts of the country. That could mean the threat level in different cities - and possibly the lockdown measures that apply - could differ quite widely.
coreanavenger on May 9th, 2020 at 14:22 UTC »
Half of my patients with COVID: "But how could I have gotten it? I haven't left my house in a month."
Me: "Then it was brought into the house by whoever is bringing you food or groceries or lives with you."
DebbieDoesGallas on May 9th, 2020 at 12:14 UTC »
I work in a hardware store and almost everyone i've seen since lockdown began is over 65.
No articles shaming those people though.
Not-the-best-name on May 9th, 2020 at 10:50 UTC »
So... Logically this implies they were meeting only men? Just like friends chilling with beers?