Latest updates: scientist warns hospital patient numbers could double in weeks; further 367 Covid-19 deaths confirmed on Tuesday
11.14am GMT
A date has been set for the chancellor’s spending review, in which Downing Street has suggested he could announce extra support to feed families through the school holidays.
Rishi Sunak has announced he will unveil his spending plans for next year on Wednesday 25 November.
On 25 November I will deliver the 2020 Spending Review alongside the OBR forecast, setting out spending plans for the next year so we can continue to prioritise our response to Covid-19 and protect jobs. #PlanForJobshttps://t.co/Qcy1enScmj
10.35am GMT
Prof Neil Ferguson, the scientist whose modelling prompted the UK-wide lockdown in March, has said measures in tier 2 and tier 3 areas are “unlikely to cause daily cases and deaths to fall rapidly”.
He told the PA Media news agency that modelling suggested this could leave the country with “high levels” of Covid cases, demand on healthcare and deaths “until spring 2021”.
The concern at the moment is that even if the measures adopted in tier 2 and tier 3 areas slow spread in the next few weeks, they are unlikely to cause daily cases and deaths to fall rapidly.
Modelling from all the academic groups informing Sage suggests that this could leave the country with high levels of Covid circulation, healthcare demand and mortality for several months, at least until spring 2021.
Continue reading…Latest updates: scientist warns hospital patient numbers could double in weeks; further 367 Covid-19 deaths confirmed on TuesdayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.14am GMTA date has been set for the chancellor’s spending review, in which Downing Street has suggested he could announce extra support to feed families through the school holidays.Rishi Sunak has announced he will unveil his spending plans for next year on Wednesday 25 November. On 25 November I will deliver the 2020 Spending Review alongside the OBR forecast, setting out spending plans for the next year so we can continue to prioritise our response to Covid-19 and protect jobs. #PlanForJobshttps://t.co/Qcy1enScmj 10.35am GMTProf Neil Ferguson, the scientist whose modelling prompted the UK-wide lockdown in March, has said measures in tier 2 and tier 3 areas are “unlikely to cause daily cases and deaths to fall rapidly”.He told the PA Media news agency that modelling suggested this could leave the country with “high levels” of Covid cases, demand on healthcare and deaths “until spring 2021”.The concern at the moment is that even if the measures adopted in tier 2 and tier 3 areas slow spread in the next few weeks, they are unlikely to cause daily cases and deaths to fall rapidly.Modelling from all the academic groups informing Sage suggests that this could leave the country with high levels of Covid circulation, healthcare demand and mortality for several months, at least until spring 2021. Continue reading…