Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox England's chief medical officer does not believe local lockdown measures will return to deal with coronavirus.
Professor Chris Whitty said the main danger for Britain will be new strains of Covid-19 that can evade vaccines. He believes that risk could remain in place for the next two years and a cautious approach is needed in the meantime.
But eventually, coronavirus will be as manageable to the population as flu, Prof Whitty said. He was answering a wide range of questions during a webinar for the Royal Society of Medicine today.