As coronavirus cases are steadily rising, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday announced that tougher lockdown restrictions are likely on the way. He added schools were safe and will continue to operate.
Covid-19 cases in the United Kingdom are touching new high records and increasing after the super spreader new coronavirus variant was detected in the nation. The fear of the new virus has already made the country under lockdown and the government has cancelled the planned reopening of schools in and around London, with calls from teaching unions for wider closures.
Many parts of England are already under the toughest level of restriction set out in a four-tier system of regional regulations designed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Johnson said that the present healthcare system may not be adequate to bring the virus back under control, said that restrictions “alas, might be about to get tougher”.
“There are obviously a range of tougher measures that we would have to consider. I’m not going to speculate now about what they would be, added Johnson.
Johnson also said schools were safe, and advised parents to send their children in, in areas where rules allow it.
“There is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe, and that education is a priority,” he said.