second wave is too far advanced now for a short circuit-breaker lockdown to stop it. Newly released documents from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies warn the scale of the virus’s spread across the UK means the number of
The number of deaths caused by Covid-19 is likely to exceed the government’s worst-case scenario predictions, with ministers being told the
deaths could surpass the 85,000 mark that had been predicted by government modelling. The news heaps more pressure on ministers and means it is now likely that any lockdown will have to be longer and deeper than a circuit breaker.