Coronavirus UK Update Live: The latest case where a government adviser demands a circuit breaker

Further restrictions can cause “irreparable damage” to Manchester’s economy, council leaders say.

The leader of the Oldham Council said further restrictions on the coronavirus would cause “irreparable damage” to Manchester’s economy without financial support from Westminster.

Shawne Fielding told the BBC: “In Manchester, it’s clear that there is no evidence that the closure of hospitality facilities reduces infection rates, which is our commitment.

“But of course, if the government insists on imposing business closures, money is needed to mitigate its effects.

“This will lead to unemployment, business failure and irreparable damage to the economy.

“Manchester already has a very fragile economy, and if the government is not willing to support them and invest money to support their businesses to do so, they agree to close their businesses. It’s very difficult to do. “

Former Health Minister Shows Support for Circuit Breakers

Former Conservative Health Minister Jeremy Hunt has shown support for the blockade of circuit breakers nationwide and called for the end of the public language war over local restrictions.

He told BBC Radio 4 today Program: “I always thought it was better to act swiftly and decisively than to wait for the virus to multiply, so I really sympathized with it.

“But more importantly, I think the most important thing in a pandemic is to stop this public language war between local and national leaders, as it is a consistent message. About the distance.

“And if local and national leaders say different things, it’s incredibly damaging.

“I really urge Andy Burnham and other local leaders to have these discussions, and I’m sure they’re a very fierce one, and justify some of their concerns. I’m sure there’s a change, but those discussions are private, not public, because it’s very damaging to the national fight against the virus. “

It is “possible” to reach one million tests a day by Christmas, government advisers say

Sir John also said that it was “possible” to have one million coronavirus tests a day by Christmas, but said there were significant logistical challenges.

He told BBC Radio 4 today Program: “Setting these goals may not be very helpful, but I think it is possible with the technology that is online.

“The question is how to get the swabs out of people’s mouths into the center, the big lab, how to get them out of the package, how to get them into the workflow, and how to capture the data. End?

“As always, it’s not the middle bit. The front and back ends are really the limiting factors, and people are working on logistics.”

Government adviser demands circuit breaker

Sir John Bell, a government adviser, said other measures would “bite the edge” and could require a short national circuit breaker.

Oxford University professor of medicine told BBC Radio 4 today Program: “In some parts of the country the numbers are actually quite spectacular and I find it very difficult to get over, so I hardly know how to get over this without some kind of circuit breaker. Just grab the edge.

“I think every effort is made to keep the school open.

“If you finally need to take your kids out for two weeks, calm everything down, and then ideally incorporate them into a much more rigorous testing system, that might be what we have to do. “

Half of Britain enters a new blockade

More than half of the UK is in the process of tightening coronavirus regulation.

The pub, which cannot function as a restaurant in Lancashire, was closed on Saturday as it joined the Liverpool area due to Tier 3 restrictions.

People in London, Essex, York, Elmbridge, Barrow-in-Furness, North East Derbyshire, Elewash and Chesterfield can no longer mix with people from other households such as pubs and restaurants.

The new measures have placed more than 28 million people in the UK in the top two tiers of limits.

Meanwhile, Manchester continues to resist the highest controls as local political leaders fight to secure more financial support for workers and businesses.

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