SAGE expert warns pubs could have to shut in trade-off to let schools reopen next month – as it’s revealed police have warned the ARMY might have to be called in to quell social unrest over local lock-downs
Professor Graham Medley said watering holes may need to close in order to get children back to classes
Boris Johnson yesterday warned coronavirus case numbers are ‘creeping up’ and he is ‘squeezing brake pedal’
He announced lockdown loosening planned for August 1 is being pushed back to August 15 ‘at the earliest’
That means reopening of casinos and bowling alleys is delayed while wedding receptions must also wait
PM also announced extension of face covering rules to include museums, galleries and places of worship
Professor Chris Whitty warned UK has potentially reached a limit for how much of society can be opened up
Came after partial lockdown reimposed on Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Residents banned from meeting people they don’t live with in homes or gardens – but can still go to the pub