England-wide Covid lockdown needed ‘sooner rather than later’, says former adviser
Prof Neil Ferguson says new rules needed to minimise deaths in ‘perfect storm’ second wave
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The epidemiologist whose modelling helped shape Britain’s coronavirus lockdown strategy has said new restrictions will be needed in England “sooner rather than later” if the government is to prevent infections surging again.
Prof Neil Ferguson, who resigned from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said the country was facing a “perfect storm” after controls were eased over summer.
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