UK govt prioritizes preventing second COVID-19 wave

The primary concern for the United Kingdom is to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Any decision to ease or lift social distancing measures must ensure that the virus does not begin to spread exponentially again.

Moving too quickly to relax restrictions could cause significant damage to both public health and the economy.

The government needs certainty that relaxing measures will not result in a resurgence of the virus.

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