Britain must remain in full lockdown until June if it is to avoid the worst effects of the coronavirus, the Government’s leading epidemiologist has warned.
As the virus claimed its 1000th life in the UK - a doubling of the death toll in just three days, Professor Neil Ferguson said in an interview that the entire population could need to stay at home for nearly three months.
Boris Johnson said yesterday that the pandemic crisis “would get worse before it gets better”. He was forced to conduct a video conference from his study in Number 11 Downing Street after himself testing positive for the virus.
Senior figures in Government have been more optimistic saying restrictions could be eased sooner than June with the peak of the crisis