Despitehavingrepeatedlyrejectedcallsfor a nationwidelockeddowninfavoroflocalizedtieredmeasures, BorisJohnsontodaydeclared a DowningStreetnewsconferencethat a responsibleprimeministercouldnotignoretherisingnumbersofcoronavirusinfections.
We'renotgoingbacktothefullscalelockdownofMarchinApril, but I'm afraidfromThursdaythebasicmessageisthesame.
4月の3月の本格的なロックダウンには戻りませんが、木曜日から基本的なメッセージは同じですね。
Stayathome, ProtecttheNHSandsavelives.
自宅にいて、NHSを守り、命を救う。
Theprimeministerdidn't wanttobebackatthelectern, butthisissomeofwhatconfrontedhiminrecentdays, a rangeofprojectionsfromseveralgroupsofscientistsmadepublictonightofthenumberofpeoplewhocoulddieeachdayifnothingchanged.
Butthatjudgmentnowlookslikeitwas a politicalaccidentwaitingtohappen.
しかし、その判断は、今では政治的な事故が起こるのを待っていたように見えます。
Therewasalways a riskthiswouldhappenagain.
このようなことが再び起こる危険性は常にありました。
Thatdoesn't maketherealitylesspainfulforthepublicorproblematicindeed, for a primeministerwhospentweeksresistingthemove, whoonceagaintonighthastoldEnglandtolivelifebehindcloseddoors.
HospitalsAirTryingtokeepotherServicesrunningwhileseeingrisingnumbersofcovertpatientshospitalleadershavebeencallingfor a lockdownforseveralweeksisgonnabeverydifficulttotreat a fullsecondcovertsearchalongsidewinterwhenweknowtheNHSisatitsbusiest.