The Guardian in a personal capacity, Professor Catherine Noakes, a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said: "We really have to be careful that we don’t just focus on what is going to happen in six weeks’ time. “I know it is human nature to do that, but we will be better off planning for the longer duration and thinking of, actually, can we have a more low-key Christmas and new year this year and perhaps plan to do the bigger family celebrations in the summer when the risks are likely to be far lower for all sorts of reasons."Professor Gabriel Scally, a member of the Independent Sage group of experts, also shed little hope that the current lockdown will quash the spread of the virus when speaking to.