2020-04-06_Daily_Express

Daily Express Monday, April 6, 2020 7

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LOCKDOWN MADNESS

peak arrives. I would say in the

next seven to 10 days.

“The critical thing first is to get

case numbers down, and then I’m

hopeful that in a few weeks’ time

we will be able to move to a regime

which will not be normal life – let

me emphasise that – but will be

somewhat more relaxed in terms of

social distancing and the economy,

but relying more on testing.

“We want to move to a situation

where, at least by the end of May,

we’re able to substitute some less

intensive measures, more based on

technology and testing, for the

complete lockdown we have now.”

He predicted that UK deaths

from Covid-19 would rise to

between about 7,000 and 20,000.


 PRIME Minister Boris Johnson

has been admitted to hospital for

tests, ten days after being diag-

nosed with coronavirus.

His spokeswoman said last night:

“On the advice of his doctor, the

Prime Minister has tonight been

admitted to hospital for tests.

“This is a precautionary step, as

he continues to have persistent

symptoms of coronavirus ten days

after testing positive for the virus.”

On Friday Mr Johnson said he

was still suffering from a high

temperature.

AFTER months of gloomy

weather, Britons will have to

enjoy the current heatwave

from indoors as the mercury

is expected to keep rising.

Britain will bake this week

with temperatures expected

to peak at 25C (77F) by

Wednesday because of a

scorching Saharan heatwave.

Met Office meteorologist

Helen Roberts said: “After a

slight dip in temperatures on

Monday, they’ll start to climb

again by the middle part of

the week – possibly even

higher than on Sunday.”

And forecasters predicted

this summer could be one of

the warmest on record, with

yesterday’s temperatures

peaking at 22C. Predicted

temperatures are well above

the 12C April average.

The Met Office predicted

pollen levels would peak

today, with areas like Kent

and London worst hit.

From tomorrow, Britain

can expect mostly dry and

sunny weather, the Met

Office said.

THE WEATHER’S

GREAT THOUGH

Dalek on

the loose in

North

Yorkshire

Self-isolate! You will obey!

IF PEOPLE ignore the human

calls to stay inside during the

Covid-19 outbreak, then

maybe they will listen to a

Dalek instead.

That was the hope of one

enemy from the Doctor Who

series, which was let loose on

the streets of Robin Hood’s

Bay, North Yorkshire, as it

urged residents to “keep

indoors”.

The Dalek, seen on social

media site Twitter, ordered:

“All humans must stay

indoors. All humans will

self-isolate. By order of

the Daleks.”

Officers

talk to

people on

Clapham

Common

in South

London

above,

and at

Brighton,

right. A

girl lies

out, left,

on Tooting

Common

Outrage

as selfish

ignore

warnings

MILLIONS of Brits confined

themselves to their

gardens or stayed indoors

as the country yesterday

basked in its warmest day

of the year.

But despite the

overwhelming majority

adhering to the

Government strict social-

distancing rules, a small

number of selfish

individuals continued to

sunbathe in parks and

drink in the street.

Their actions mean the

current one-hour-a-day

outdoor exercise allowance

could be in jeopardy.

Incredibly, despite the

nationwide crackdown,

some were seen swigging

beers outside their home

while others stopped off in

parks to lie down and catch

some rays.

They refused to adhere

to demands after Health

Secretary Matt Hancock

warned that a total ban on

outdoor exercise could

come into force if people

continue to ignore

measures to only venture

out for essential reasons.

Police were yesterday

seen speaking to groups of

people flouting social

distancing measures on

Primrose Hill in London.

Sunbathers in Clapham

and Tooting in south

London were also seen

getting a warning from

officers.

Yesterday plenty of

people still ventured to the

capital’s Regent’s Park and

Greenwich Park.

A group of men in Hull

were seen ignoring the

two-metre social

distancing regulations as

they downed beer from

table outside.

A couple will appear in

court after Sussex Police

were forced to pour a

helmet full of water over

their barbecue on Hove

beach on Saturday. The

31-year-old man and

48-year-old woman, both

from Hove, are to be

summoned for breaching

Schedule 21 of the

Coronavirus Act 2020.

By Paul Jeeves

Beer

Pictures: TIM MERRY, HUGO MICHIELS/LNP

Suffering