The Prime Minister has warned the public of a "new wave" of coronavirus sweeping through Europe that could soon hit the UK. In a Covid-19 press conference today Boris Johnson warned that the new wave of coronavirus that was sweeping through central Europe has now reached Western Europe.
He stated there were "storm clouds" gathering over Europe in response to the new wave. Read more: Austria imposes lockdown for all unvaccinated people He added: “We don’t yet know the extent to which this new wave will sweep up on our shores but history shows that we cannot afford to be complacent,” he said. “Those countries with lower vaccination rates have tended to see bigger surges in infection and in turn been forced to respond with harsher measures