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UK lockdown must be lifted gradually, could last six months - medical official
England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries stated that lockdown measures in the UK could last for six months or longer to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Harries warned that lifting restrictions too quickly would be dangerous and could negate the efforts made so far.
The government plans to review the current lockdown measures, implemented the previous Monday, in three weeks.
She emphasized the need for a gradual adjustment of social distancing measures over the next six months to return to normalcy.
New figures revealed that 1,228 people with coronavirus have now died in Britain, an increase of 209 on the previous 24 hours.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among more than 19,500 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and remains in self-isolation with mild symptoms.
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