Circuit-breaker would hit UK economy with Britain at ‘critical juncture’ – OECD

(Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

A “circuit-breaker” lockdown would impact the UK’s fragile recovery but there can be no trade-off between health and the economy, a major international organisation has warned.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said while lockdowns have a “substantial impact” on output, letting a pandemic run its course without restrictions would also hit the economy hard.