Susanna Reid says public may ‘not put up with’ another lockdown as she clashes with guest over Government firebreak plan
SUSANNA Reid called plans for new firebreak restrictions ";incredibly depressing" today as a Good Morning Britain guest branded it "responsible government".
Experts have warned Covid cases are set to rise as schools open and doubling the October half-term holiday to keep kids home could make a difference.
Susanna, 50, raised the debate on GMB earlier admitting: "I want to just point out this will be incredibly depressing for people to hear.
"But is it also a possibility? I wonder if they did would there be adherence to it? Of course people appreciate we have to do what we can to suppress infections and nobody wants to get sick with Covid. But people are 18 months on.
"I think they might think, hang on a moment, what's going on here?"
Journalist Kevin Maguire replied: "Susanna though, it's responsible government.
It is believed closing schools during the summer holidays helped avoid a sharp rise in cases since the lifting of lockdown restrictions in July.
A SAGE source said: "It would be sensible to have contingency plans, and if a lockdown is required, to time it so that it has minimal economic and societal impact.
"We are going to be at a peak, albeit an extended peak, quite soon, so it's not really the same situation as last year, when failure to reduce prevalence would have resulted in collapse of NHS and people dying in car parks.
"Hospitals might be overflowing before deaths reach the same level. Acting early will prevent this level."
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Another source added: “While deaths are unlikely to hit the levels as seen last autumn because the vaccines are doing their job, it is the admissions that will push the NHS to the brink of collapse if they do not fall soon."
The Department of Health's daily update on Monday showed there were 41,192 new cases, compared to just 26,476 on Bank Holiday Monday.
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