Covid: PM warns of virus deaths 'twice as bad' as spring

Covid: PM warns of virus deaths 'twice as bad' as spring Covid-19 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic, PM Boris Johnson is expected to warn MPs later.

In a Parliamentary statement he will say there is "no alternative" as he seeks to win support for the planned four-week lockdown across England. 

But Mr Johnson will explain he was "right to try every possible option" before ordering people to stay at home. BBC News

See also:

• Covid-19: England faces four-week lockdown restrictions BBC News
• Covid: What will the England lockdown achieve? BBC News
• Covid spreading faster in England than 'worst-case prediction', documents show BBC News
• Covid: Anti-masker who caught virus had 'worst two weeks' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Imperial College study says 1.15% patients die The Daily Mail
• 'World-beating' Test and Trace missed almost 25,000 positive cases The Daily Mail
• Could schools close again if Covid-19 cases continue to rise? The Daily Telegraph
• New Covid lockdown rules for England: what you can and can't do from Thursday The Daily Telegraph
• Hospitals may be forced to move Covid patients elsewhere The Daily Telegraph
• Routine operations will be cancelled despite England lockdown, doctors say The Guardian
• Doubts over 'rapid turnaround' Covid tests pledged by Johnson The Guardian
• Analysis: Fears for the NHS and widespread deaths forced Johnson to act The Independent
• Coronavirus: Confirmed UK cases pass one million The Independent
• Tens of thousands of NHS staff off sick because of Covid-19, data reveals The Independent
• Six graphs that led to the new Covid lockdown for England ITV News