The United Kingdom is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don’t abide by government rules aimed to curb the spread of the deadly contagion.
We are at a tipping point.
— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) September 20, 2020
This country faces a choice: everyone abides by the rules & we control #coronavirus, or more restrictions will be needed.
Let's pull together in the national interest, & we will beat this virus. pic.twitter.com/YWHcTDdSlT
COVID-19 cases have increased sharply in recent weeks to more than 4,000 per day. PM Boris Johnson has called it a “second wave” and stricter lockdown measures have been introduced in several areas across the island nation.
“The nation faces a tipping point and we have a choice,” Hancock told Sky News. “The choice is either that everybody follows the rules or we will have to take more measures.”
