A small increase in infections appears to be driven by the Indian variant and localised spikes in places such as Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton. New figures were announced as the scientist behind the first lockdown a year ago warned that the Indian variant could lead to tighter restrictions. It was the third straight Wednesday with a week-on-week increase - the UK reported 2,144 cases on May 5, 2,285 on May 12 and 2,696 on May 19. On Wednesday, Professor Neil Ferguson, the scientist behind the first lockdown in 2020, warned that the Indian variant could lead to tighter restrictions. He warned lockdown measures may need to be tightened if the Indian variant spreads at too fast a rate.

Source: Daily Mirror May 27, 2021 07:19 UTC