IT IS too early to lift the coronvirus lockdown measures right now and Brits must stay home this bank holiday weekend, Dominic Raab said tonight.
The Foreign Secretary and stand-in for Boris apologised to the nation for the hard sacrifice they are taking to try and stop the spread of the virus.
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He told the nation ahead of a sunny weekend: “It is too early to lift the measures we have put in place.
“We must stick to the plan and continue to be guided by the science.
“Thank you for your sacrifice but we are not done yet. We must keep going.”
No easing of the lockdown will happen until at least the end of next week, he said – but will likely continue for even longer.
Professor Chris Whitty said he would expect the number of deaths to continue rising for two weeks past when the number of infections starts to flatten off.
