The UK will probably have to maintain some level of social distancing until a vaccine for the coronavirus is available, Neil Ferguson, a leading professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, has said. "We will have to maintain some level of social distancing, a significant level of social distancing, probably indefinitely until we have a vaccine available," Professor Ferguson told BBC radio.
Meanwhile, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he did not want to "waste" the efforts of the public by lifting the lockdown measures too early, because coronavirus would "run rampant once again". "I'm not going to pre-judge the formal decision that is going to be taken, however, I think everybody can see that we've been clear that we