UK Lowers CCP Virus Alert Level as Pressure on Hospitals Recedes

UK Lowers CCP Virus Alert Level as Pressure on Hospitals Recedes
A commuter wears a facemask as he sits in a bus shelter with NHS signage promoting "Stay Home, Save Lives" in Chinatown, central London, on Jan. 8, 2021. Tolga Akmen /AFP via Getty Images
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The chief medical officers of all four nations of the United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to lower the CCP virus alert level from level five to level four, citing the receding threat to health services.
The decision was reached “following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and in the light of the most recent data,” said the chief medical officers of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in a joint statement.