Boris Johnson is expected to lower the 'COVID alert level' facing the UK based on the system he says will guide the relaxation of lockdown restrictions
With the UK's current level at 4, Mr Johnson explained it is determined by the reproduction rate of
- which is the average number of people each infected person transmits the virus to - and the number of cases.But what are each of the alert levels supposed to mean - and what action will taken as a result?- The highest on the scale, this indicates there is a"material risk" of the NHS being overwhelmed. Reaching this level would involve tighter social-distancing measures than have been imposed to date in the UK.- The level at which the UK has been since the system was announced.
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