Emily Andre says the 'negative' impacts from another national lockdown 'would be massive'

Emily Andre says the 'negative' impacts from another national lockdown 'would be massive'

Daily Mail·2020-10-22 08:32

Emily Andre has warned that the 'negative repercussions' of a second national lockdown would be 'massive'.The NHS doctor, 31, who is married to Peter Andre, has been working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.Writing in her OK! magazine column, Emily said that although restrictions haven't changed for her in the south east of England yet, she thinks any UK-wide lockdown has to be a 'last resort'.    Warning: Emily Andre has warned that the 'negative repercussions' from another national lockdown could be massive on people's mental health and the economyEmily said: 'Many have called for a 'circuit breaker' lockdown, but to me a national lockdown is a last resort. I think the negative repercussions...would be massive.  'The benefits need to outweigh the risks and we need to think about people's mental health, the economy and other medical conditions that need treatment,' she said. However, on a more positive note, the medic added that we're 'more clued up on the virus' now than when the UK first went into a lockdown in March.The mum-of-two also said that there's more treatments available to doctors but was sure to remind people Covid-19 still has to be taken 'seriously'.  Pandemic: The NHS doctor added that we're 'more clued up on the virus' now than when the UK first went into a lockdown in MarchEmily has been working during the pandemic and spoke in March about how she was worried about passing on the virus to her family due to her work as a doctor. The mother-of-two insisted she had been trying to be 'sensible' by limiting contact with her children, and described living in the midst of the pandemic as 'challenging.' The brunette told OK! Magazine: 'If I wasn't working for the NHS then I would only be leaving my house if it was absolutely necessary.   'Of course I'm worried that I could potentially bring it home to the kids, but I'm trying to be sensible and washing my hands and changing out of my clothes straight away before having a shower. I'm also not going too near them where possible, but it's a challenging time.'  Hard times: Emily (pictured bottom left) admitted at the start of the pandemic in March that she feared spreading COVID-19 to her children as she works in her hospital It comes after Emily joined Instagram earlier in October, writing in her first post that she wanted to share 'health, medical and parenting chat,' with her followers, whose numbers soon grew to over 92k thanks to a shout out from her doting husband. Joining under the Insta handle 'Dr_emily_official', Emily shared a gorgeous photo of herself in an -off-the-shoulder dress as her first post, alongside the caption: I've finally taken the plunge! Follow for health, medical and parenting chat #dremily #nhs #healthandparenting.'In her profile Emily wrote she was a 'Mum of 2, NHS Doctor, Charity Ambassador for Caudwell Children and OK Magazine Health and Parenting Columnist.' Here she is! Emily joined Instagram earlier in October, saying she wanted to share 'health, medical and parenting chat' with her followersA second post shared saw the doctor upload a collaborative video with British Red Cross from earlier this year, giving children simple first aid tips.Emily's number one fan was Peter, who added the comment 'welcome beautiful' on her first post, and 'love this' on her second. While she has scored nearly 100k followers in less than 12 hours, Emily currently only follows 57 people, including her husband and step children Junior and Princess.  Emily and Peter have been married for five years and are proud parents to two children Theodore, three, and Amelia, six, while Peter shares Junior, 15, and Princess, 13, with his ex wife Katie Price.  Doing good: A second post shared saw the doctor upload a collaborative video with British Red Cross from earlier this year, giving children simple first aid tips

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