Update from the UK Chief Medical Officers on the UK alert level
Friday, 19 June 2020 10:12
An update from the CMOs for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland on the alert level in the UK. The Joint Biosecurity Centre
has recommended that the COVID-19 alert level should move from
Level 4 (A COVID-19 epidemic is in general circulation;
transmission is high or rising exponentially) to Level 3 (A
COVID-19 epidemic is in general circulation).
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An update from the CMOs for England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland on the alert level in the
UK.
The Joint Biosecurity Centre has recommended that the
COVID-19 alert level should move from Level 4 (A COVID-19
epidemic is in general circulation; transmission is high
or rising exponentially) to Level 3 (A COVID-19 epidemic
is in general circulation).
The CMOs for England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have reviewed the
evidence and agree with this recommendation to move to
Level 3 across the UK.
There has been a steady decrease in cases we have seen in
all four nations, and this continues. It does not mean
that the pandemic is over. The virus is still in general
circulation, and localised outbreaks are likely to occur.
We have made progress against the virus thanks to the
efforts of the public and we need the public to continue
to follow the guidelines carefully to ensure this
progress continues.
Chief Medical Officer for England,
Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Michael
McBride
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Gregor Smith
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr
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