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The Government advises that bubbles are formed with a local household, and those who have a child aged under one as of December 2 last year count as single adults. Pressed on whether the current restrictions are enough, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'We don't want to use tougher measures, the lockdown is tough, schools are shut, but it is important to remember this virus loves social interactions. The Home Secretary warned that officers 'will not hesitate' to take action because the increasing number of new Covid-19 cases proved there was a need for 'strong enforcement' in cases where people were clearly breaking the rules. A source told the Standard the PM was exercising, adding: 'But he did note how busy the park was and he commented on it at the meeting last night. The PM was seen wearing a hat and a face mask on his bike at the venue seven miles away from Downing Street yesterday afternoon. However Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has insisted that it was important to keep nurseries open so children's parents can still work. 'So the same principles apply. Justifying his own trip from London to Bristol, Mr Johnson said it was 'essential that I explain to the public what we are doing to roll out the mass vaccination centres'. But in Britain, a vaccine shortage is being blamed for the slow rollout of the jabs, despite new hubs which hope to administer an injection every 45 seconds. But all key workers unable to work from home will soon be eligible for a test twice a week to try to 'break the chain' of transmission by asymptomatic carriers. ', A further restriction could be that exercise is limited to just one hour per day to reduce the number of people someone might come into near contact with. Â, A source has even suggested to MailOnline that outdoor exercise could be limited to only once a week, although this would be difficult to enforce if people could say they were going out for essential shopping.Â, Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, told BBC Radio 4 this morning that fleeting contact with someone, such as a jogger running past, is 'extremely low risk'.Â. The announcement yesterday by Matt Hancock will make lateral flow tests – which take 30 minutes to get a result – a key way to avoid tightening the lockdown. Â. Most infected children display no symptoms of coronavirus and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said today that the risk to children 'is very low'. 'Â, Around one third of the UK workforce are key workers totalling 10.61 million people - including NHS staff, food manufacturers, building workers and warehouse workers.Â, Other key workers include staff needed for 'essential financial services provision', 'payments providers' and those in 'information technology and data infrastructure'.Â. Other possibilities include banning support bubbles, closing places of worship again and even only allowing people out for exercise once a week. The police can take action against you if you leave home without a 'reasonable excuse', and issue you with a fine (Fixed Penalty Notice). You can be given a Fixed Penalty Notice of £200 for the first offence, doubling for further offences up to a maximum of £6,400. 'And that's a very ambitious programme, we're confident we can do it.Â. A teenager who filmed himself shouting abuse at England’s chief medical officer has had his PlayStation taken away by his mother, who said she was “horrified” by her son’s actions. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has suggested closing places of worship could reduce the 'R' rate by 0.1, but Ministers are reluctant to do this.Â, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said: 'It's absolutely vital that traditions of public worship can continue. However, official Government guidance says exercise should be limited to once a day and 'you should not travel outside your local area'. Mr Zahawi has said the vaccine rollout could take place 24 hours a day 'if we need to', but only when there are high enough levels of jabs vaccine. These were prompted following concerns for the mental health and isolation of those living alone, and were not in place for the first three months of lockdown.Â. Also considering he's advising everyone to stay at home and not leave their area, shouldn't he stay in Westminster and not travel to other boroughs? '. Personal training can continue one-on-one unless everyone is within the same household or support bubble. “I have taken away his PlayStation, which is the thing he loves the most. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that 'every flex can be fatal' as he backed more stringent enforcement of the lockdown by police yesterday. But if you can do something from home and you don't need to go outside of home to do it, then you should. However the Government fears the new lockdown rules are being exploited by people to meet up with friends for a coffee or an alcoholic drink in the park. Downing Street condemned the verbal attack on Professor Chris Whitty after footage showed England's chief medical ... 'Shocked and horrified' ex-bosses of pervert police children's worker speak out. He told BBC Breakfast that the UK was currently at the worst point in the pandemic, which began last March, and was asked if life would ever return to normal. Shortly after Mr Hancock's address, the PM released a short video filmed during his visit to the Ashton Gate vaccination centre in Bristol today. Religious leaders have urged people to take 'tremendous care' if going to a place of worship and advised those shielding to stay at home as the pandemic intensifies. Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson updated the country on the countries current battle with coronavirus and the vaccine rollout. Mr Hancock told the Downing Street briefing tonight that people must abide by the rules, adding that 'strengthening enforcement is necessary' but it is about 'how everybody behaves'. In a video shared to the PM's official Twitter account this evening - which features footage of Mr Johnson's visit to Bristol today - the PM heaped praise on the Government's vaccine programme. 'When I realised the person looked like Boris I cycled past them to hear his voice and be sure it's him. Other stores deemed non-essential, or not operating in a 'Covid-secure' way, could be shut. Sir Keir said nurseries 'probably should be closed'. Matt Hancock presented slides showing the latest coronavirus situation tonight as he hosted a Downing Street briefing. The Cabinet Office refused to deny that draconian new laws were coming. Health Secretary Matt Hancock refused to speculate when directly asked yesterday if harsher measures - including curfews and nursery closures - might be brought in, and instead said Britons should 'follow the rules that we've got'. 'So we're in this extraordinary situation where having got to at least as serious if not a more serious position than of March last year, we've got lesser restrictions in place and we need those in place as quickly as possible,' he said after a speech. Shoppers face a return to long queues outside supermarkets under plans for a new crackdown. Pressed on whether it could be administered night and day when there is sufficient vaccine, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'If we need to go to 24-hour work we will absolutely go 24 hours a day to make sure we vaccinate as quickly as we can'. ', Mr Marr asked: 'So thinking back to March and the spring I can remember you could only go out for an hour for instance for any kind of exercise and there were much stricter rules about meeting other people. 'I think people are surprised that primary schools were closed but nurseries aren't. 'And people in that situation, there might be some logic to people thinking about wearing masks, but a much better thing to do is to minimise going out.'Â. Prof Whitty addressed the incident during a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday and said he hoped the youth would become a “model citizen” like the late Captain Sir Tom Moore. ', Chief medical officer Chris Whitty took to the airwaves to highlight the scale of the threat, saying that there are 30,000 people in hospital compared to the peak of 18,000 in April, An ambulance arrives at the Royal London Hospital today amid fresh warnings about the spread of the virus, People on Exmouth beach in Devon today, as ministers urged people not to sit on benches. He urged people to remember that 'every unnecessary contact' was an opportunity for the virus to spread.Â, He insisted that although the NHS was in the 'most dangerous situation anyone can remember' vaccines mean the UK can be back to normal in 'months not years' - but he cautioned that the situation is a long way from that currently. Â, The UK announced a further 573 coronavirus deaths yesterday in the highest Sunday rise since April, and the third-deadliest Sunday of the entire pandemic as it emerged as many as one in five of all people in England may have had coronavirus. However the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies advised against their introduction last May - and the Government has not ruled out removing them again. Are those are the kind of things we might see coming back if we don't get this under control now? He also suggested those mainly elderly Britons needing vaccinations now are unlikely to want an appointment in the middle of the night, meaning the current opening hours will continue to be 8am to 8pm. She said she had not “brought him up” to speak that way and it was “not the behaviour she expected from him”, adding that the video left her “feeling very stressed and anxious” as she was so upset. he told BBC Breakfast. ' Â, Capacity limits at the start of the first lockdown last March saw huge queues form at supermarkets and certain products rationed as customers began panic buying.Â, Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News this morning: 'In supermarkets we need to make sure people actually wear masks and follow the one-way rule.'Â. But a curfew is one measure which could be considered to reduce the opportunities for people to meet - and has so far not been ruled out by Boris Johnson. The chief medical officer for England said at the latest Downing Street press conference that the vaccination programme would have a significant impact on the virus. But No10 sources insisted today that was not on the cards, and the immediate focus would be on 'tougher enforcement and policing'.Â. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'I am worried about supermarkets and people actually wearing masks and following the one-way system, and making sure when it's at capacity they wait outside the supermarket. Schools are currently only open for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers, and there is a possibility this could be extended to nurseries. Opening business, Sir Lindsay told the Commons: 'Can I just say to members, wherever possible please try and wear masks all the time, apart from obviously when we're speaking. Mr Hancock told Sky's Ridge on Sunday more people were obeying the rules than in the November lockdown, but added: 'Absolutely I'm going to back the police. 'This is everybody's problem, any single unnecessary contact with someone is a potential link in a chain of transmission that will lead to a vulnerable person. 'And it's up to the Government to put that message out there the whole time. The young thug proceeds to film and taunt Whitty, invading his personal space and showing no regard for any social distancing measures. Tougher punishment for rule breakers is also being considered.Â. “And it is clearly unacceptable that somebody who has done so much is being subject to this sort of behaviour. He insisted that meeting someone from another household is very dangerous, adding that coronavirus 'doesn't care if you are meeting your friend or family'. Government advice currently states the best ways to minimise the risk of getting the virus at work are social distancing, good hygiene and protective screens.Â. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have discussed the prospect of introducing tougher controls to ensure the public abide by the restrictions. London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged the Government last Friday to make masks compulsory 'outdoors when in queues, streets and other crowded spaces outside'. Mr Hancock, who gave the interview from his own home via video link, added: 'It is hard, it is not easy. It is currently illegal to meet 'socially' with people - and you cannot leave your home 'for the purpose of recreation or leisure; eg a picnic or a social meeting'. The Government advises you should only leave for exercise once a day, but the law does not put a limit on this.Â, Medical reasons - you can leave home for a medical reason, including to get a COVID-19 test, for medical appointments and emergencies, Harm and compassionate visits - you can leave home to be with someone who is giving birth, to avoid injury or illness or to escape risk of harm (such as domestic abuse).Â, You can also leave home to visit someone who is dying or someone in a care home (if permitted under care home guidance), hospice, or hospital, or to accompany them to a medical appointment, Animal welfare reasons – you can leave home for animal welfare reasons, such as to attend veterinary services for advice or treatment. So, asks RICHARD KAY, is this what really caused a rift? The move comes amid mounting concern that the third lockdown is not being observed nearly as closely as the first one last year. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. In another dramatic developments in the coronavirus crisis today: On a visit to the vaccination centre at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol today (left), Boris Johnson said around 2.4million jabs have now been administered. Nadhim Zahawi voiced alarm at the pictures of people congregating in parks over the weekend in a round of interviews this morning. 'I do think that the vast majority of the public are complying with the rules.'. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today raised concerns that the current restrictions are not tough enough, saying nurseries being open 'needs to be looked at' and suggesting that house viewings should be reconsidered. A Government source told the Daily Telegraph: 'At present people are using the exercise exemption of lockdown to basically go and socialise with friends. 'But, as we get the jabs into people, it's incredibly important that we don't lose focus on the pandemic that is still, alas, surging in so many parts of the country, still filling our hospitals with Covid patients, still causing huge, huge problems for our NHS. Other countries in Europe already have curfews in place, such as France where it is active from 8pm to 6am but starts two hours earlier in Marseille and Strasbourg. ', 'However, we're quite a long way away from that at the moment,'. Chris said it will be “interesting” when Rachael does speak as he “thinks she'll be able to give an eloquent enough reason for most reasonable people. Chris Whitty urges people to stick to the rules as lockdown eased Professor Chris Whitty said there is still "very significant" numbers of people with covid-19 gazettelive Prof Whitty said: 'What we need to do before the vaccines have had their effect - because it's going to take several weeks before that happens - is we need to really double down. 'This argument that there are sectors where there is a very strong case for vaccination for obvious reasons, and I understand that and we are going to have that to accommodate that, quite frankly. In a statement to MPs, he insisted the government was right to have taken measures including offering another £4.6million in grants and discretionary support for stricken businesses. Â, But Mr Sunak put the country on notice of looming tax rises and spending cuts, as he said he is determined to take action to 'repair' the public finances when the immediate crisis is past.  Â. He said: 'If people, for example, are crowded together in a queue ... if they're really huddled together around a market stall or something, that is a risk with this virus. Previously the rule was 15 minutes of close contact in one go.Â. The gloomy assessment came as figures showed footfall at shops plunged more than a quarter last week as the brutal restrictions came into force. Professor Horby told the same programme that the new variant discovered in Kent, that appears far more transmissible than older strains of Covid, has made the situation 'more risky'. 'I can understand that but we have to be firm, we have to save lives, we have to make sure people are keeping apart, isolating and staying at home.'. But the regulations could be toughened to stop people seeing others outdoors – similar to the opening few months of the first lockdown in March last year. Ministers are said to be considering bringing in rules requiring people to wear masks in workplaces as well as schools. It was definitely Boris. His mother said she has told her son to make another video apologising to Prof Whitty. But Mr Whitty is clearly the most popular, with 290 results for 'Chris Whitty' across eBay and Amazon, while 'Jonathan Van-Tam' returns 59 over the two websites. Asked about the prospect of tighter restrictions later on Marr he added: 'I don't want to speculate because the most important message is not whether the Government will further strengthen the rules. ', To which he said: 'Yes, that's right. '  Â. However if this rule was brought in now, it would only affect a low proportion of the country still in offices - with people urged to work from home if they can.Â, The Department of Health and Social Care has said it is guided by advice of scientific and medical experts and keeps the evidence on masks 'under constant review. 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Here, MailOnline looks at some of the possibilities for toughening the lockdown: The current exercise regulations for England mean you can go out once per day for as long as you want to take part in exercise by yourself or with one other person. The PM's spokesman was unable to give any information today on why Mr Johnson had gone to Stratford and why it was within the rules. The closest Britain has come to a curfew so far is the 10pm pub and restaurants opening limit, which was later extended to 11pm with last orders taken by 10pm. For example, you may leave home to fulfil legal obligations or to carry out activities related to buying, selling, letting or renting a residential property, or where it is reasonably necessary for voting in an election or referendum. In Scotland, coronavirus legislation gives police the power to force entry into people's homes if they have a 'reasonable suspicion' rules are being broken.  However, in England, they can only enter in 'exceptional circumstances', which includes if they believe someone inside is infectious.  Otherwise, they will require a warrant.Â. He also said that the rest of this month is likely to be the worst part of the pandemic as the new highly infectious variants of the virus rampage across the UK. 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Prof Whitty said the UK could avoid a tougher lockdown if people stick to the rules properly as he described the Covid-19 death toll of 81,431 as 'absolutely appalling'. 'This is a very perilous moment because everybody can sense that the vaccine is coming in and they can see that the UK is vaccinating large numbers of those that need it most,' Mr Johnson said. But Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said last October that masks 'have some benefit' at work and suggested the Government should take this into consideration'. Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi this morning suggested that shops are in the firing line, stressing the need for everyone to wear masks and follow one-way systems in supermarkets. 'People need to not just follow the letter of the rules but follow the spirit as well and play their part.'. Mr Zahawi was asked on Times Radio whether people were permitted to sit on park benches during exercise sessions.Â. Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. Communal worship and life events - You can leave home to attend or visit a place of worship for communal worship, a funeral or event related to a death, a burial ground or a remembrance garden, or to attend a wedding ceremony. Britons shouldn't 'lose focus on the pandemic' as coronavirus is 'still causing huge, huge problems for our NHS', Mr Johnson added. ', Meanwhile Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer warned that lockdown rules may need to be made tougher if they do not arrest a surge in Covid cases - as he demanded nurseries be shut down immediately.Â. But London Mayor Sadiq Khan and council leaders have called for places of worship to close again, and this pressure could lead to the Government changing its policy. You know we have seen in the past very strict measures do work and if the current measures aren't strict enough then it's clear what we have to do. The number of MPs on the floor of the House has been limited to 50 during the Covid-19 pandemic, with others contributing virtually via Zoom. The teenager wanted the government to act to help teenagers across the country whose mental health has been “badly affected”, said his mother, adding that her son “is under a lot of stress”. A source told the Evening Standard that Mr Johnson was exercising, accompanied by his security detail.Â. Prof Whitty added: 'Tinkering with the rules may be useful, but the most important is that everyone abides by the spirit of the rules.'. Asked whether it was harder to get people to comply with rules in the current lockdown compared with the previous two, he said: 'Yes, I think people are beginning to get fed up with it. Fears remain that the government may be overpromising how much can realistically be delivered - or not pushing hard enough to vaccinate the entire population and release the UK from lockdown. The challenge here is that every flex can be fatal. Concerns have already been raised over shoppers going to some stores for non-essential products, such as shopping at Homebase for plants or M&S for clothing.Â, A Whitehall source suggested there could be a return to capacity limits, saying: 'There is a feeling that people have just gone back to doing whatever they want. 'The most important thing is that people stay at home and follow the rules that we have got. But scientific advice group Independent Sage has called on the Government to narrow the definition of key workers in a bid to reduce numbers of pupils in school. Primary and Secondary schools have been closed during the lockdown but pre-schools remain open for younger children. The UK's Covid death toll passed 80,000, after a further 1,035 deaths were recorded yesterday, increasing fears that the total will surpass 100,000 by the end of the month. Â. But a Government source told the Daily Telegraph that the rule is 'being used as an excuse for people to go for a coffee in the park with their friends' and could be tightened. Â. 'If too many people keep breaking this rule we are going to have to look at it but I don't want to do that,' Mr Hancock told a No10 briefing this evening.

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