Second wave is inevitable in UK
■ Boris Johnson has been a disaster ever since coronavirus took a grip on the world several months ago. He has dallied and blustered his way through, causing needless loss of life in Britain.
This is why – whichever statistics you look at – we are one of the worst countries in the world for Covid deaths. This shouldn’t be the case and this is why an urgent inquiry is needed to prevent further loss of life.
Isolating Britain from the rest of the world, from Spain in particular, and stirring fears of a second wave is merely a ploy to dupe the public into thinking that Johnson is at last seizing the reins and showing some leadership.
Bill Cook, Teignmouth, Devon
■ We are in the middle of a pandemic for which there is no vaccine and no effective track-andtrace system in place. The virus is just as good at spreading and killing people as it ever was. Using lockdown, we have suppressed it so that new cases and deaths have reduced somewhat. Now lockdown restrictions are being relaxed and people are starting to travel, but the virus will spring back up with a vengeance. There will be a second wave in the UK, probably more devastating than the first.
Gordon Kennedy Bolton, Gtr Manchester
■ Of course there are going to be spikes all over Europe and also here at home. Lockdowns have been lifted and people are trying to get back to some sense of normality, which means more freedom but also more chance of the virus spreading.
These are the first steps of living with the virus and not locking ourselves away from it which we cannot do for ever.
It is how we deal with it from now on that is important. The next few weeks and months will be vital. Colin Armour
Boldon, Tyne and Wear
■ It was always going to be a mistake to open up the UK to both national and international tourism before the global pandemic was under more control.
Countries that have been the most successful in dealing with Covid-19, such as New Zealand, still do not allow tourists.
It would have made more sense for those who depend on tourism to continue to receive furlough pay while encouraging us to holiday in the UK to boost the domestic economy.
Brett Grainger
Rugeley, Staffs
■ I am tired of hearing people speak badly of Boris. The man is trying his hardest to deal with this virus which is something no one knows much about because it’s new.
Now that we are facing a second wave, everyone in Parliament should work together for the sake of the country, instead of pulling each other to bits.
June Hewitt, Chesterfield, Derbys
■ Boris Johnson’s handling of this crisis has become so predictable. Inaction, followed by massive overreaction, followed by an eventual U-turn. Why anyone voted for him I don’t know.
P Davies, North Yorks
■ Talk about a second wave would suggest the virus went away. It didn’t. The only reason the numbers went down was because of the lockdown and social distancing.
■ Now restrictions are being relaxed it was only to be expected that numbers would climb again. H Bourne, Birmingham