England unlikely to need ‘full-blown lockdown’ this winter, leading expert says

By Group Reporter
Published 24th Sep 2021, 11:57 BST
A giant television over the A57 Motorway urges people to stay home on March 26, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Getty Images)A giant television over the A57 Motorway urges people to stay home on March 26, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Getty Images)
A giant television over the A57 Motorway urges people to stay home on March 26, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Getty Images)

England is unlikely to need a “full-blown lockdown” this winter as Covid cases fell to their lowest level since the start of July last week, a leading virus expert has said.

Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist and member of SAGE, said he was “moderately optimistic” about not needing strict restrictions with no surge yet recorded after children returned to school.

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