Coronavirus: Boris Johnson insists he can avoid second England-wide lockdown
by Heather Stewart Political editor from Science | The Guardian on (#55WRC)
PM says reimposition of national measures is nuclear deterrent' he hopes never to use
Boris Johnson has insisted he can avoid imposing another England-wide lockdown this winter, describing it as a nuclear deterrent" that he hopes never to use.
Despite chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance saying national measures" might be necessary if there are fresh waves of the virus in the coming months, the prime minister said he certainly" did not want to have to order the public to stay at home" again.
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