{"id":150957,"date":"2022-01-28T21:55:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=150957"},"modified":"2022-01-28T21:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:55:46","slug":"england-fans-must-watch-ukraine-euro-2020-clash-outside-say-health-bosses-despite-rain-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/england-fans-must-watch-ukraine-euro-2020-clash-outside-say-health-bosses-despite-rain-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"England fans must watch Ukraine Euro 2020 clash OUTSIDE, say health bosses despite rain & storms"},"content":{"rendered":"

THOUSANDS of England fans are being told to stay OUTSIDE for tomorrow's Euro clash against Ukraine – despite warnings of heavy rain and thunderstorms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health experts have told Three Lions fans not to watch the match inside as Covid infection rates continue to rise. <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35<\/strong> Read our coronavirus live blog\u00a0for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

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England next face Ukraine in Rome tomorrow night in their final eight clash.<\/p>\n

And experts fear it could see large groups of pals gather around screens indoors. <\/p>\n

Pointing to rising case rates, Public Health England's medical director, Yvonne Doyle, said: "Many of us will be joining friends and family to watch England in the Euros on Saturday night. <\/p>\n

"But please follow the guidelines in place to reduce the risk and enjoy the match safely: watching the game outside will always be safer than gathering indoors."<\/p>\n

Showers are expected across the country on Saturday and Sunday – with a threat of hail and thunder in the West Midlands, North West and Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin said: \u201cIf you are looking for warm, sunny skies make the most of the short term because we are going to see a shift in weather patterns are we go through the weekend with the potential for heavy, thundery downpours."<\/p>\n


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It comes as the number of people with Covid has doubled in a week to an "unsettling" level.<\/p>\n

Sage scientists said today the R rate for England was 1.1 to 1.3, and as high as 1.6 in the South West.<\/p>\n

It has dropped, however, from last week, when Sage said the R rate was\u00a0between 1.2 and 1.4.<\/p>\n

The Government says the estimates are a better reflection of the situation three weeks ago because of a delay in gathering data.<\/p>\n

More up-to-date figures show around one in 260 people had\u00a0Covid\u00a0in the week to June 26 \u2013 up from one in 440 in the previous week.<\/p>\n

The latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal this is the highest prevalence of Covid since the week to February 27.<\/p>\n

Prof James Naismith, Director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, and University of Oxford, said the figures were "unsettling".<\/p>\n

Cases are the highest in people aged 17 (Year 12) to 24 years old, swathes of whom are unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

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