There is a risk of third coronavirus wave: UK minister

There is a risk of third coronavirus wave: UK minister

Foreign minister Dominic Raab. Credit: AFP Photo

Britain is at risk of suffering a third wave of coronavirus infections if it does not get the approach to lockdown restrictions right in the coming weeks, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.

"There's a risk of that (if) we don't get the balance right," Raab told the BBC when asked about a possible 'third wave' resurgence of cases in January and February. He said the government was doing everything it could to avoid another national lockdown.

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