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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It's not so much the uptick in infections but the increase in hospitalisations and deaths.
The benefit of applying more moderate measures now is to reduce the need to introduce more aggressive measures later on, with the negative economic impact that brings.
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That’s right, hospital admissions and deaths are the ones to watch. However, the NHS is not in danger of going under and so the Health Secretary Sajid Javid will not be announcing further measures at the 5pm briefing this afternoon.