Government scientific advisors have urged Boris Johnson to strengthen lockdown measures to stop the new strain of coronavirus spreading across the UK. Professor Robert West, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPIGB) warned that current restrictions were “still allowing a lot of activity which is spreading the virus”. The professor of health psychology at University College London said he and other experts believed.
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Ministers should consider making the wearing of face masks mandatory in workplaces, schools and crowded outdoor spaces to help control the new COVID-19 variant, government advisers have said.
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variant could make up 63% of cases in England and 77% in London, figures from the Office of National Statistics suggest.
Social distancing and hygiene measures will need a step change in rigour to compensate for the significantly increased transmission risk associated with the variant, according to a report by the behavioural science group that reports to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).