The UK coronavirus lockdown could remain for months as Boris Johnson fears a deadly second peak of infections
The UK coronavirus lockdown could last for up to three more months, according to a government minister.
"The PM is very concerned about a second peak if we lift the restrictions too soon," Dowden told the BBC. Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, said on Monday that the Prime Minister is concerned that lifting current restrictions too soon would risk a second spike. Asked if the lockdown would be wound back at the start of next month, as some recent reports suggest, he replied: "We said right at the beginning of this and the Prime Minister said he expected this peak to last around three months.Dowden's comments came after multiple reports suggested that schools could reopen as early as mid-May, with other restrictions being lifted in June.that the government had not yet decided to re-open schools.
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