This morning, Prof Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London and author of a report which warned of mass deaths if the UK did not introduce strict controls, said the lockdown could be relaxed in weeks – but only if Britons abide by physical distancing restrictions in the meantime.
He said a high level of coronavirus infections could last for “weeks” if people broke physical distancing rules this weekend.
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He told BBC Radio 4 that the epidemic was expected to plateau in the next week to 10 days.
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