Coronavirus latest: BORIS Johnson has warned Covid is a "continuing menace" and there'll be more deaths to come - days before the UK's 'freedom day'.
The PM said on Thursday he believes the worst of the crisis has now passed for Brits.
But in a note of caution ahead of restrictions easing on Monday, he said the country must be careful - as coronavirus will remain dangerous.
In a speech in Coventry, Mr Johnson said: "I wish I could say that this pandemic that we have been going through is over.
"I wish I could say that from Monday we could simply throw caution to the winds and behave exactly as we did before we'd ever heard of Covid.
"But what I can say is that if we are careful and if we continue to respect this disease and its continuing menace then it is highly probable - almost all the scientists are agreed on this - the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
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