'UK witnessing the beginning of second wave of COVID-19': Boris Johnson

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that his country is experiencing beginning of a second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic and hinted at imposition of stricter restrictions and social distancing measures.

UK witnessed highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases since May, as UK Department of Health and Social Care on Friday anunced a spike of 4,322 in 24 hours.

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'It is inevitable'

He cited resurge in France and Spain's COVID-19 cases and said it was 'inevitable' that UK would witness a second wave.

"We are w seeing a second wave coming in. We have seen in France, we have seen in Spain... it's been inevitable that we would see it in this country," Johnson said while dressing media.

"I don't think anybody wants to go into a second lockdown but clearly, when you look at what is happening, you've got to wonder wher we need to go furr than 'rule of six' that we brought in on Monday," British prime minister opined, referring to current ban on social garings of more than six people.

British government has faced backlash recently over its COVID-19 response as ministration failure to implement a strong 'Test and Trace' strategy, as acroding to reports, citizens were compelled to travel hundreds of miles to undergo COVID-19 test.

UK has reported 3,81,618 COVID-19 infections and 41,705 fatalities so far according to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics. Where as world body has reported that total global COVID-19 infections have surpassed 30 lakh mark with global death toll nearing 9.5 lakh.

(Im credits: AP)

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