COVID-19 cases have risen sharply in recent weeks, with stricter lockdown measures now in place across large sectors of the country.
Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don't follow government rules designed to stop the spread of the virus.
Britain's Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock says he will not rule out a second lockdown in Britain.In addition to tighter rules on social gatherings across the country, several cities and regions in Britain have had 'local lockdowns' imposed, limiting even more strictly when, where and how many people can meet up socially.
Hancock was also asked on Times Radio about the possibility of Londoners being told to work from home later this week, and said: "Well, I wouldn't rule it out." The rolling seven-day count of COVID-19 hospital admissions rose to 3894 from 3853 on Saturday, according to the latest French data, with intensive care admissions stable at 593.Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the streets on Sunday to call for better health provisions.
Madrid mayor Jose Luis Martínez-Almeida said the measures did not discriminate against the poor. "There are no first class residents and second class residents. We have to be together at this moment," he tweeted. Spain has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in western Europe, but Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ruled out a second national lockdown.The United States set a one-day record with over 1 million coronavirus diagnostic tests being performed, but the country needs 6 million to 10 million a day to bring outbreaks under control, according to various experts.
At one point during the summer, Houston residents lined up in cars and waited hours for tests, even sleeping in their vehicles overnight. Miami saw similar lines.
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