Three-tiered System Is The Best Way To Prevent A Spike In COVID-19′: UK PM Boris Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Thursday, said that the new COVID-19 alert level tier allocations, which will come into force in the UK on December 2, is the best way to prevent a spike in COVID-19. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock had earlier informed of UK Government’s plan to switch back to the three-tier restrictions system, which was initially introduced in October 2020, as the COVID-19 cases reduced in the country. Under the three-tier system, all parts of the UK will be identified and segregated under three-tiered restrictions—with tier one being medium alert, tier two being high alert and tier three as very high alert—depending on the number of coronavirus cases in the area.  Speaking further about the need to impose strict restrictions, Boris Johnson said that not doing so would put UK at the risk of a spike in COVID-19 cases. The UK Prime Minister pointed out that mass testing and vaccination may improve the coronavirus situation in the country. Johnson also emphasised the need to get through the winter season while adding that lifting the restrictions now would undermine the progress made by the UK in containing the spread of the virus.