Coronavirus: First lockdown came 'too slow' so 'act quickly' if another needed, government urged

Ministers were 'too slow' to announce the first coronavirus lockdown so must 'act quickly' if another is needed, a government adviser says. Professor Peter Horby told Sky News fresh restrictions announced on Tuesday to stem the spread of COVID-19 were 'really needed'. He warned the number of people hospitalised and those who die with the virus will 'inevitably' start growing now daily new infection numbers have shot back up to levels not seen since the start of May.