Top U.K. Medic Warns Boris Johnson’s Plans Won’t Stop Virus
- Whitty: More action vital after Liverpool put at highest level
- Scientists warned of ‘catastrophic consequences’ of inaction
A security guard uses hand sanitser outside a pub in Liverpool, on Oct. 11.
Photographer: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced bars and pubs will be closed in the worst-hit parts of England from Wednesday to control a surge in coronavirus, but his top health adviser said it won’t be enough.
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty issued the warning after the premier set out his plan for a three-tier system of Covid alert levels, set at medium, high, and very high, to simplify the imposition of lockdown measures.