Social distancing and masks need to be reimposed now to avoid a ‘meltdown in the middle of winter’ and save Christmas, several Government scientists warned today.
Experts warned the current infection rate was ‘unacceptable’ and claimed that vaccines alone were not enough to control Covid and protect the NHS during the colder months.
It comes despite growing optimism among No10’s modellers who say daily cases could plummet to just 5,000 next month without any restrictions due to growing natural immunity