The UK's chief medical officer has suggested social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus could remain in place for the rest of the year.
Professor Chris Whitty said 'disruptive social measures' would have to go on until a vaccine, or 'highly effective drugs', could be found, which he warned was unlikely to happen this year. "In the long run, the exit from this is going to be one of two things, ideally," Prof Whitty said at Wednesday's Downing Street press conference. "A vaccine, and there are a variety of ways they can be deployed… or, and or, highly effective drugs so that people stop dying of this disease even if they catch it, or which can prevent this disease in vulnerable people. "Until we have those, and the