An-Najah News - ِA senior minister said that Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown enacted almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak given “deeply worrying” increases in the death toll.

Britain is at or near the peak of a health crisis in which more than 15,000 people have died  the fifth highest death toll of a pandemic.

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the government do not consider lifting the lockdown in phases over the coming months.“The facts and the advice are clear at the moment that we should not be thinking of lifting of these restrictions yet".

The latest data show 15,464 people have died in British hospitals after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a total that has increased by more than 800 for three days running.