Prognosis
U.K.’s Boris Johnson Predicts Difficult Winter as Covid Deaths Rise
- Signs of higher hospitalizations, deaths: U.K. spokesman
- Johnson stresses current measures are keeping virus controlled
A Covid-19 vaccination centre sign at St Thomas' hospital opposite Westminster, in London.
Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson predicted a difficult winter due to coronavirus and other pressures on the National Health Service, as his government acknowledged worsening data in its pandemic response.
“We’re starting to see indications that hospitalizations and death rates are increasing,” Johnson’s official spokesman Max Blain told reporters Tuesday. “Clearly we are keeping a very close eye on rising case rates.”