Coronavirus: UK lockdown could be relaxed in weeks, says top govt adviser – Sky News, Sky.com
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Social distancing measures in the UK could be relaxed within weeks if there are signs the coronavirus epidemic is slowing, a leading scientist and government adviser has said.
Professor Neil Ferguson – of Imperial College London, which is advising the government on its coronavirus response – said the UK’s ) epidemic was expected to plateau in the next week to 20 days, but said people behavior was critical to determining what happens next.
He told BBC Radio 4: “The critical thing first is to get case numbers down, and then I’m hopeful … in a few weeks’ time we will be able to move to a regime which will not be normal life, let me emphasize that, but will be somewhat more relaxed in terms of social distancing and the economy, but relying more on testing. “
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