Coronavirus in Portsmouth live updates: Boris Johnson announces new Covid restrictions | 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants to be introduced | 41 more cases in Hampshire
Boris Johnson is set to address the UK this evening in a televised address, to update people on the battle against coronavirus and announce new restrictions.
It comes amid increased talk of a second lockdown, and reports that the Prime Minister is considering a number of stricter measures, in addition to the newly imposed 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in England.
On Tuesday lunchtime he is expected to address the Commons – you can see the latest updates below.
Yesterday Professor Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance warned the country is at a ‘critical point’ in the coronavirus pandemic.
They warned that the UK could have 50,000 cases a day by mid-October if the current trajectory continues.
More than 610 people in Portsmouth have been diagnosed with Covid-19, and 231 patients have died at QA Hospital after contracting the virus.
Eight more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in Portsmouth in the last 24 hours.
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We will have all the latest updates in our live blog below.