England 'risks Covid-19 surge' without test-and-trace safety net
by Nazia Parveen from Science | The Guardian on (#543VP)
One scientist says Cummings affair not a recipe for public trust' at key stage of lockdown
The government is facing increasing pressure from its scientific advisers over the decision to ease England's lockdown, with one warning that the Dominic Cummings affair has eroded trust in its authority.
Prof Robert West, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) that advises the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), emphasised on Saturday that about 8,000 infections, and 400 deaths, are still happening each day.
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