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Coronavirus death toll could be 'just' 5,700 - but only if lockdown rules obeyed

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Expert research says Britain's coronavirus death toll could be cut drastically - but only if Brits diligently follow government lockdown rules.

The paper from Imperial College, London, says that 5,700 people will die in Britain if the disease follows the same pattern as China now lockdown measures are in place.

This follows the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance's grim assertion that 20,000 deaths in the UK would represent a "good outcome".

Hundreds of thousands are feared to be at risk of death if no intervention is made. Brits were on Monday put on effective lockdown, after PM Boris Johnson said people should leave homes only to exercise, buy essential goods or go to work.

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