Warning of tens of thousands of deaths in England from Covid-19 second wave
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#59BAM)
Tiered lockdown system not adequate for preventing high rate of virus infections daily, epidemiologist tells MPs
Tens of thousands of deaths are now inevitable in a second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping across England because of the failure to contain the virus, a government scientific adviser has warned.
John Edmunds, a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told MPs on Wednesday that without further measures England's tiered Covid-19 strategy would lead to high numbers of new infections every day, putting the NHS under strain and driving up the death toll.
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