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THE NHS will be put at risk unless the UK adopts a \u201clockdown-lite\u201d approach in order to kick start the economy, former Northern Ireland minister John Penrose has said \u2013 warning of the dire implications of leaving coronavirus restrictions in place too long.<\/p>\n

Mr Penrose outlined his views yesterday in a op-ed written exclusively for Express.co.uk, at the end of a week in which Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab<\/a>, currently deputising for Prime Minister Boris Johnson<\/a>, announced the lockdown was being extended until May 7 at the earliest. The draconian measures were introduced on March 23 in a bid to slow down the rate of COVID-19<\/a> infections and ease the pressure on the health service. The most recent Government update, published today, said 124,743 people have so far tested positive for the disease.
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Of those hospitalised in the UK in whom COVID-19 was confirmed, 16,509 have died.<\/p>\n

Mr Penrose, Tory MP for Weston-super-Mare told Express.co.uk: \u201cIf we wait too long, too many jobs will be lost and too many firms will go bust.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wont have protected our NHS if the economy is too damaged to pay for it once this is all over.\u201d<\/p>\n

He asked: \u201cWhy are we willing to wait outside supermarkets, and to keep our distance once were inside, but not garden centres or clothes shops too?\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the extension, Mr Penrose added: \u201cDominic Raab is right; if we leave lockdown too quickly, were putting lives at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we cant leave too slowly either, because domestic violence, mental health and loneliness are all getting worse, jobs are being lost and firms are going bust.<\/p>\n

\u201cWere going to need lockdown-lite rules that make life a bit more normal without risking a second wave of infections.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe may be able to relax the rules in small steps.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce there are enough tests, football matches and concerts could restart if the players and crew are all clear, even if spectators still have to watch on screens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need new lockdown-lite rules that tell us how to go back to work safely, and we need them soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell us what we can or cant do for the next stage of lockdown-lite, and well get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on Thursday, Mr Raab cited \u201cvery clear advice\u201d from Sage, the expert scientific committee advising the government, indicating any immediate lifting of restrictions would \u201csubstantially increase the number of deaths\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stressing the public\u2019s willingness to stay home was \u201cstarting to pay off\u201d, he added: \u201cBased on this advice the government has decided the measures must remain in place for at least the next three weeks.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe\u2019ve come too far, we\u2019ve lost too many loved ones to ease up now, especially when we\u2019re beginning to see that our efforts are starting to pay off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is light at the end of the tunnel but we are now at both a delicate and a dangerous stage in this pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we rush to relax the measures that we have in place we would risk wasting all the sacrifices and all the progress that has been made.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would risk a quick return to another lockdown with all the threat to life that a second peak to the virus would bring and all the economic damage that a second lockdown would carry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be patient a while longer, so please please stay at home, save lives and protect the NHS.\u201d
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READ MORE FROM SOURCE: https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1271487\/coronavirus-uk-covid-19-lockdown-nhs-john-penrose-dominic-raab-economy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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