PM under pressure to toughen rules after highest death toll since May

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© PA Wire/PA Images Shoppers in Nottingham ahead of the region being moved into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on Thursday. The very high level of restrictions includes a ban on social mixing both indoors and in private gardens, pubs and bars closing unless they can operate as a restaurant, and […]



Shoppers in Nottingham ahead of the region being moved into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on Thursday. The very high level of restrictions includes a ban on social mixing both indoors and in private gardens, pubs and bars closing unless they can operate as a restaurant, and residents are advised against overnight stays in other parts of the UK and they should avoid travel where possible in and out of the area, unless it is for work, education or caring responsibilities. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)


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Shoppers in Nottingham ahead of the region being moved into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on Thursday. The very high level of restrictions includes a ban on social mixing both indoors and in private gardens, pubs and bars closing unless they can operate as a restaurant, and residents are advised against overnight stays in other parts of the UK and they should avoid travel where possible in and out of the area, unless it is for work, education or caring responsibilities. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)

The prime minister is under mounting pressure to bring in tougher coronavirus rules after UK deaths hit their highest level for five months.

There were 367 deaths linked to the virus recorded on Tuesday, and nearly 23,000 more cases.

Downing Street has not rebuffed an internal projection from its SAGE experts that this winter could see more fatalities than the spring, with a spokesman calling latest figures “concerning”.



a man wearing a suit and tie: Boris Johnson is said to be under 'intense lobbying' to take action


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Boris Johnson is said to be under ‘intense lobbying’ to take action

The prime minister is coming under “intense” lobbying from experts such as chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance to ramp up restrictions, according to The Daily Telegraph.

It says government advisers fear that daily deaths could remain in the hundreds for at least three months.

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They have also warned that the whole of England will need to be under the toughest Tier 3 restrictions by mid-December, The Sun reports.

The current official count of COVID-related deaths in the UK is nearly 59,000.

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Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, warned on Tuesday that rising deaths were likely to “continue for some time”.

As the effort to suppress the rise in cases and deaths continues, West Yorkshire is rumoured to be the next heading for Tier 3 coronavirus rules – meaning extra restrictions on household mixing and shutting pubs that don’t serve food.

Warrington entered the top tier on Tuesday, while the Nottingham area is set to join from Thursday.

Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire are already in Tier 3.



Almost empty streets in the shopping centre of Newport as Wales enters week one of a two-week "firebreak" lockdown in an attempt to protect the country's NHS from being overwhelmed by the resurgence of coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)


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Almost empty streets in the shopping centre of Newport as Wales enters week one of a two-week “firebreak” lockdown in an attempt to protect the country’s NHS from being overwhelmed by the resurgence of coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)

Staffordshire, meanwhile, is in line to be upgraded to Tier 2 – meaning no indoors household mixing – as soon as the weekend.

It means more than eight million people could be under the strictest lockdown by the end of the week, prompting calls for clarity on how the restrictions will be eased.

The concerns over a North-South divide has prompted Tory MPs in the new Northern Research Group to write to Boris Johnson urging a “clear road map” out of the lockdown.

Head of the group, Jake Berry, said “the cost of Covid and the virus itself threatens to send the North into reverse”.



Women sit together in the shopping centre of Newport as Wales enters week one of a two-week "firebreak" lockdown in an attempt to protect the country's NHS from being overwhelmed by the resurgence of coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)


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Women sit together in the shopping centre of Newport as Wales enters week one of a two-week “firebreak” lockdown in an attempt to protect the country’s NHS from being overwhelmed by the resurgence of coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)

It comes as the chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce warned that the first generation of vaccines “is likely to be imperfect” and that they “might not work for everyone”.

Kate Bingham cautioned against over-optimism and said any vaccine might not work for everyone, or for very long.

In other significant coronavirus developments, France is said to be on the verge of another blanket national lockdown.

President Macron will address the nation later after the country’s death toll reached 523 – the highest since April – while cases topped 33,000.

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Stay alert to stop coronavirus spreading – here is the latest government guidance. If you think you have the virus, don’t go to the GP or hospital, stay indoors and get advice online. Only call NHS 111 if you cannot cope with your symptoms at home; your condition gets worse; or your symptoms do not get better after seven days. In parts of Wales where 111 isn’t available, call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. In Scotland anyone with symptoms is advised to self-isolate for seven days. In Northern Ireland, call your GP.

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