By Jake Kanter
29.03.2020 - 14:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The UK could be on full coronavirus lockdown until 'late May or early June', a leading scientist has warned.
Imperial College London’s Professor Neil Ferguson, whose research has been key to the Government's approach, said he believed the strict measures would have to remain in place for a 'significant period of time'.
Prof Ferguson told the Sunday Times: "We’re going to have to keep these measures (the full lockdown) in place, in my view, for a significant period of time – probably until the
By Jake Kanter
The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the U.K.'s coronavirus outbreak — one of Europe's worst — was nearing its peak. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, "Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus." The lockdown has been in place since March 23.
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