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Different areas could have tougher lockdown levels, minister warns
DIFFERENT parts of Britain could have tougher lockdown levels to handle the crisis, a minister has warned.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick today revealed the Government could soon start cracking down on the parts of the nation most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Appearing on Sky News, Mr Jenrick explained contact tracing could help isolate where people were most at risk.
He said: “There will be a centre for biosecurity that will bring this data together, monitor the progress against the virus in all parts of the country and inform our response.
"If we see there are particular outbreaks in particular neighbourhoods, schools, towns, we may be able to take particular measures in those places.
“If there are outbreaks in one particular place we will have the opportunity to increase measures again."
The senior minister also backed the new colour-coded alert scheme, ranging from green to red, which will be used to highlight increased risk from the virus.
He said: "It will be very transparent, people will be able to see at what point we are in controlling the virus.
"At the moment we believe the country is at four on a scale of five, with five being the most concerning.
"Our aspiration is to bring that down as swiftly as we can to three."
Mr Jenrick also defended the Government's new slogan advising Brits to "stay alert".
He said: "We need to have a broader message because we want to slowly and cautiously restart the economy and the country.
"I understand people are anxious about the future but we want now to have a message which encourages people to go to work."
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It comes as the Prime Minister is set to warn the UK later today that the country is entering the most dangerous phase of the outbreak.
The PM will urge “maximum caution” as he unveils his road map out of lockdown.
Mr Johnson told The Sun on Sunday: “This is the dangerous bit.
“We’re past the peak now but we’ll have to work even harder to get every step right."
On Thursday, the Government met for their obligated three-week review, with Dominic Raab announcing in the daily press briefing that the lockdown has been extended for another three weeks.
The Foreign Secretary says there is "no change" yet as the virus is still "deadly and infectious", but some minor tweaks are expected.
The PM is expected to make an address to the nation detailing a "menu of options" on how the nation will exit lockdown restrictions and re-energise the economy while still suppressing the spread of the virus.
Some of the measures included will be to encourage those who are able to return to work under strict guidelines on social distancing and hygiene.
Mr Johnson is also expected to announce plans to re-open more public spaces, as long as members of the public stick to the social distancing guidelines.
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