A top scientific advisor has warned the UK to brace for another 50,000 deaths from Covid in the coming months as he cautioned 'we are absolutely not out of this.' Professor Calum Semple, member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), made the stark warning on the same day it was reported that there were now more than 100,000 recorded deaths from coronavirus.
On BBC's Newsnight tonight he was asked 'how many more deaths, what order of deaths do you think we are going to realistically have to face in the coming six months?' He replied: "It would really not surprise me if we're looking at another 40,000 or 50,000 deaths before this burns out. "The deaths on the way up are likely to be mirrored by deaths on the way down and