UK COVID19 measures could last for months, health official warns
Social-distancing measures to tackle coronavirus are likely to be in place for many more months, one of Britain's top health officials warned on Wednesday, as the world waits for either a vaccine or drugs that can stop people dying.
But deaths continue to rise, reaching 18,100 on Wednesday -- an increase of 759 on the previous day -- making Britain one of the worst-hit countries in the global pandemic. "We are going to have to do a lot of things, for really quite a long period of time. The question is, what is the best package," Whitty said.Johnson has been out of action for more than two weeks after being hospitalised with coronavirus, spending three nights in intensive care.Labour leader Keir Starmer on Wednesday used his first appearance in parliament since his election at the helm of the main opposition party earlier this month to accuse ministers of being slow to act.
The state-run National Health Service has radically expanded its critical care capacity in recent weeks but staff continue to complain about a lack of masks and gowns to protect themselves. But a simmering row has erupted over whether Britain missed a chance to bulk buy equipment through the European Union, which it left on January 31 but to which it retains close ties.
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