Coronavirus: Scientists call for 2-3 week 'circuit breaker' with all schools to close
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mirror.co.ukWith coronavirus cases in the UK now at over 674,000, experts are calling for an ‘immediate national circuit breaker’ to halt the spread.
Independent experts from Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) say that the government’s three-tier system is ‘not enough to reverse growth.’ Instead, they say that a six week emergency plan is needed to bring infection rates below 5,000/day.
The group proposes a 2-3 week lockdown, including the immediate closure of schools, non-essential retail and business, the leisure and hospitality sectors and places of worship.
It also suggests that physical distancing measures should return to a two metre rule, with a ban on household mixing outside of support bubbles.
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