Coronavirus: What next as UK deaths rise and cases surge? - BBC Newsnight

Has the country reached another key moment in its response to Covid-19?

The government’s Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage) - a committee attended by scientists across a range of fields - is forecasting that more people will die of Covid-19 this winter than in the first wave.

It is estimated that deaths could peak at a lower level than the spring, but then remain at a constant level for weeks or even months.

But have we become blasé to the increasing death toll? And would we even follow restrictions if a new national lockdown was announced in the UK?

Newsnight’s Political Editor Nick Watt reports.

In the studio, Kirsty Wark is joined by UCL Professor of Health Psychology Robert West and LSE Professor of Global Health Clare Wenham.

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[spfbaits]

"A MURDEROUS SECOND WAVE".... they're literally telling us they're doing it.

[paulyoung]

These criminals must be held accountable

[kevinwilliams]

I’ve noticed they have stopped blaming the Chinese for this...now it’s your granny’s fault for going the shop without a face covering on

[hexkube]

Cancer patients dying, the hospitals are empty. Nurses doing Tik Tok dances.

This society is disgusting.

[an]

Ah yes, my daily dose of state propaganda, a day of YouTube browsing wouldn't be complete without it.

[tornagh]

I love how the guy arguing for an immediate lockdown is clearly sitting in the same room as the interviewer rather than calling in. Reminds me of when Johnson was talking about 2m social distancing while standing less than 1m from his advisers...

[Jane-ifff]

If they want to keep it low, then why send us to school? School's are probably the biggest problem, and the kids aren't going to social distance

[godislove]

"people are complying"
Next sentence...."Claire why are people not complying"
Kirsty Wark interviewer

[indiaonellp]

hope to see BBC totally eradicated with the wave.

[rfxinxilla]

They are taking into account a new report from imperial college waiting to be peer reviewed by the medical community (sorry for misleading everyone with a false claim, current edit feels fair)

[jacobscoffschild]

We must all come together and put a stop to this evil.

[TheYanbibiya]

Cursory glance to those huge amounts of misery and death to loneliness, neglect, substance abuse, lack of access too health care generally.

Shambles.

Pathetic.

We are not equipped and its unforgivable as we have the means, whereabouts and money.

[frexzy]

This is more fake then my dad coming back to get the milk.

[chic-tv]

I had hospital appointment here in uk, the hospital was pretty quiet, on talking to those working there, they said it was very quiet ...

[xxsupastarxx]

Stop lying. Everybody knows you’re lying.

[bobbymaverick]

Don't you get fed up of talking bs bbc?

[vaguelyright]

A disease so deadly you need a test to see if you have it.

[starboy]

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste”
~Rahm Emanuel

[kevintalbotrc]

Pull the other one wheres all the flu deaths gone?

[MrArthand]

Cases of ordinary seasonal FLU have disappeared Funny that ehhh !!!!