It follows SAGE advisers saying that Covid cases in England will 'plateau and then fall' within weeks with vaccines, natural immunity, seasonality and behaviour change driving the outbreak down. As of 9am on Friday, there had been a further 35,707 lab-confirmed Covid cases in the UK, the Government said, the highest daily increase since January 22. 'We all want to make sure that the public is aware that this pandemic is far from over. SAGE warns dropping WFH guidance and masks on July 19 will cause epidemic to grow Ending Covid restrictions like working from home and wearing face masks within a short timeframe will increase Covid infections considerably, scientists warned today. City of London , 534 alerts, 534 alerts Newcastle , 6,467 alerts, 6,467 alerts York , 3,580 alerts, 3,580 alerts North Tyneside , 3,511 alerts, 3,511 alerts Oxford , 2,472 alerts, 2,472 alerts Nottingham , 5,462 alerts, 5,462 alerts Lambeth , 4,845 alerts, 4,845 alerts Brighton and Hove , 4,330 alerts, 4,330 alerts Gateshead , 2,948 alerts, 2,948 alerts Warwick , 2,092 alerts, 2,092 alerts Wandsworth , 4,729 alerts, 4,729 alerts Manchester , 7,621 alerts, 7,621 alerts Islington , 3,241 alerts, 3,241 alerts Sunderland , 3,594 alerts, 3,594 alerts Cambridge , 1.602 alerts, 1.602 alerts Exeter , 1,699 alerts, 1,699 alerts South Tyneside , 1,913 alerts, 1,913 alerts Reading , 2,001 alerts, 2,001 alerts Southwark , 3,954 alerts, 3,954 alerts Bristol , 5,672 alerts, 5,672 alerts County Durham , 6,452 alerts, 6,452 alerts Lincoln , 1,203 alerts, 1,203 alerts Hammersmith , 2,143 alerts, 2,143 alerts Tamworth , 893 alerts, 893 alerts Lichfield , 1,212 alerts, 1,212 alerts Hackney , 3,171 alerts, 3,171 alerts Cheltenham , 1,256 alerts, 1,256 alerts Tower Hamlets , 3,530 alerts, 3,530 alerts Charnwood , 1,966 alerts Advertisement'Boris Johnson's recklessness in throwing all caution to the wind is creating a summer of chaos.'

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2021 07:44 UTC