A second lockdown might be needed “sooner rather than later” to curb a second wave of coronavirus in the UK, an expert has warned.
Professor Neil Ferguson - whose modelling led to the government ordering the national lockdown in March – said the country is facing a “perfect storm” following the easing of controls over the summer.
Ministers are considering tough new coronavirus restrictions as Boris Johnson said the long-feared second wave of the pandemic has arrived in the UK. The prime minister said he did not want a second national lockdown, but with new cases of the disease in England estimated to have doubled over the past week, he admitted the government was keeping "everything under review".
