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Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty told a press briefing there was now “significant rates of transmission” of coronavirus in parts of the UK.

Stefan Lewell-Price: So Facebook knows better than the chief medical officer? Society is doomed if they think this.

CJ Collins: The health experts are a joke. The govt are biggest joke.

Bob Jackson: It's amazing how many people on a local newspapers Facebook page know more than the Chief Scientific Adviser for the UK.

John Lay: Puppets on a string

Brian Priest: But how many are actually sick?

Glyn Dixon: I’m seeing a serious swing in the people now against any 2nd lockdown, especially after the way the police behaved in London at the weekends protests. If they try and lockdown again, you are looking at potential civil unrest (in my humble opinion of course)

Steve Glendenning: Yawn

Christine Hall: Half taking this virus as one big joke for gods sake we need rid of it what the hell is wrong with people can yas not see it's real

Kevin Robert Boddy: Roughly isnt exact figures what I don't understand is how they can lockdown a country for a virus with a 99% survival rate beggars belief if u ask me

Craig Bresnen: I wonder if these scientists actually know what they are talking about

Steph Todd: And very mild in the majority of people. 99% survival rate and for this businesses will be screwed, knacking livelihoods, family homes and killing mental health. Unbelievable, I for one will not comply with a second lockdown

Elaine Mansell: The gov gave the go ahead for holidays etc etc stop blaming the people.

Gill Ellis-Peel: What did they honestly think would happen?? You can't expect Covid to still be present and not spread once people start to mingle and gather, using public transport, going on holiday, schools and pubs/ restaurants open up again