UK PM Johnson warns against lifting lockdown, says it will jeopardize NHS staff's efforts

Amid growing pressure to anunce ease in coronavirus lockdown in United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on April 27 said that re are immediate plans to lift restrictions as country is preparing to enter second phase of COVID-19 outbreak. Johnson while dressing media, said that months of efforts put in by National Health Service (NHS) workers will be jeopardized if lockdown is revoked before time. Johnson said, "I can see long term consequences of lockdown. It's Government's urgency. But we must also recognise risk of a second spike."

British Junior Health Minister Edward Arga also reiterated Johnson's concern and said w is t time to lift restrictions in country because lockdown is proving to be effective and relaxation would mean defiance of science on this. Many countries across Europe have started to ease coronavirus lockdown, relaxing some rules that were introduced to curb pandemic. 

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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was tested positive for coronavirus and was mitted to intensive care unit a few weeks ago, has returned to work, chairing government's daily coronavirus meeting for first time since recovering from dely disease. Johnson took over reign from Dominic Raab, who was in charge in absence of prime minister. United Kingdom on April 26 reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus deaths in nearly four weeks, leing to a demand for ease in restrictions. last time Britain recorded a lower death toll was on March 31.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an dress to nation on March 23 anunced a lockdown banning garings of more than two people, shutting down all n-essential businesses in country. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on April 16 anunced that lockdown would be extended for 'at least' three weeks.

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Coronavirus in UK

According to data by worldometer, United Kingdom has recorded more than 1,52,000 cases of coronavirus, of which over 20,700 people have lost ir lives. re are currently 1,31,764 active cases while 1,559 remain under critical condition. worldwide death toll due to coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 2,00,000 mark with over 2.99 million people infected as of April 27. virus outbreak that started in China's Wuhan city spre across continents in just one month forcing World Health Organisation to declare it a pandemic. 

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