Coronavirus deaths, according to a top scientist. Professor Neil Ferguson - whose research partly led the UK Government to order the lockdown in March - said Britain is facing a “perfect storm” following the easing of controls over the summer.
His warning came as Boris Johnson spends the weekend in Downing Street considering new restrictions across England as the latest figures show new infections are doubling every week.
Ministers are thought to be looking at a temporary two-week “circuit break” in an attempt to break the chain of transmission.
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