Professor Chris Whitty is due to update the nation today with a stark warning about the coronavirus pandemic.
Professor Whitty, who will appear alongside the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, will explain how the virus is spreading in the UK and the potential scenarios that could unfold as winter approaches and is expected to say: “The trend in the UK is heading in the wrong direction and we are at a critical point in the pandemic.
“We are looking at the data to see how to manage the spread of the virus ahead of a very challenging winter period.”
He is expected to lay the ground for tough new controls in an urgent attempt to halt the surge in infections which could com in force as early as tomorrow.
What time is he speaking?
In a televised briefing on Monday at 11am, the chief medical officer for England will say the country faces a “very challenging winter”, with the current trend heading in “the wrong direction”.
