Health
Regular UK lockdowns could help control Covid, says Sage expert – The Guardian
Strategy of repeated ‘circuit breakers’ would reduce total number of cases, according to leading scientific adviser
One of the governments scientific advisers has said repeated mini lockdowns could be effective as a tool to bring Covid-19 cases under control.
The suggestion from Professor John Edmunds, a member of the governments Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), comes amid growing evidence the viruss prevalence is growing among older, more vulnerable people.
A quarter of the country is now living under tighter Covid-19 restrictions, including bans on household mixing, with London on the bri…
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