A rolling cycle of 50 days of strict lockdown measures followed by 30 days of easing of restrictions could be the latest effort in managing coronavirus, scientists have suggested.
Research suggests that the on and off measures could be an "effective" approach for managing Covid-19 - until at least there is a vaccine.
But the Health Secretary warned earlier this month that there is no guarantee a vaccine will be found for coronavirus despite optimism that a vaccine will be developed, but a timescale remains uncertain.
This model, suggested in a study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, would keep intensive care demand within capacity and "may allow populations and their national economies to 'breathe' at intervals." The