LONDON - The British government believes that the second wave of Covid-19 will be more deadly than the first, according to The Daily Telegraph.
It says an internal analysis of the projected course of the second wave shows deaths peaking at a lower level than in the spring but remaining at that level for weeks or even months.
A “well-placed source” tells the paper that Boris Johnson is “under a lot of pressure to lock down again”.
As Covid-19 deaths begin to rise again across Europe, yesterday’s UK toll of 367 was exceeded by the French figure of 523 while governments are braced for a grim winter.
Some 22,885 new infections have also been confirmed, according to government figures, bringing the UK total to more than 915,000.
Covid-related deaths in England and Wales have risen for the sixth week in a row, separate data from the ONS has shown. The daily death toll reported accounts for people who died in the 24 hours up to Tuesday within 28 days of testing positive for the virus. When taking into account fatalities for which Covid-19 is included on the death certificate, the UK death toll now surpasses 61,000.
Even if extensive testing, better treatments and social distancing limit the severity of the peak, cold weather is expected to make the second wave longer than the first.
