Professor Chris Whitty has warned the public are “not out of the woods yet” as England looks forward to an end of lockdown on Monday. The government’s top doctor also gave the stark warning that the number of people in hospital with coronavirus could reach “quite scary” levels within weeks. SponsoredHis words come just hours after Boris Johnson, the prime minister, declared it was “highly probable” the worst of the pandemic was over. The latest figures showed 48,553 more cases, the highest since January 15, while the 63 deaths were the biggest daily reported increase since March 26. Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, said: “I don’t think we should underestimate the fact that we could get into trouble again surprisingly fast.”He

Source: The Times July 16, 2021 08:02 UTC