UK's COVID alert level downgraded – the move makes sense for now but things can always change

By Andrew Lee, Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield

The COVID alert level for the UK was recently downgraded by the government from “3” to “2”. This move was based on advice ministers received from the four UK chief medical officers, the NHS England national medical director and the UK Health Security Agency.

Level 2 indicates that while COVID is still spreading, the number of infections is either stable or declining. In addition, the impact of COVID on healthcare services is low.

This is the lowest alert level the UK has been…

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