UK not ‘out of the woods’ despite falling Covid case numbers, says expert
Neil Ferguson says it too early to tell what effect England’s 19 July unlocking is having as health chiefs highlight pressure on hospitals
Caution is still needed and the UK is not “out of the woods yet” despite Covid infection numbers dropping, the epidemiologist Neil Ferguson has warned, as health chiefs said pressure on hospitals was as great as in January.
As scientists remain puzzled at cases dropping for a sixth day in a row in England, Prof Ferguson, from Imperial College London and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), argued it was still “too early to tell” what effect the 19 July unlocking would have.
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