The Chief Medical Officer has warned that the health of the UK population will suffer if there is an increase in deprivation as a result of a prolonged economic downturn.
Professor Chris Whitty told Westminster's Science and Technology Committee about several possible negative impacts on health that Covid-19 could have, one of which included the economic fallout of the pandemic.
He also revealed that it is unlikely more than 10% of the population outside London have developed antibodies to coronavirus.
He said he is not at the point where he feels "confident" that he can give a proportion, but added: "My view at the moment, I would love to be proved wrong, is that it is unlikely that any part of the UK maybe outside London will have a