Brits could be forced to endure a six-month lockdown in a desperate bid to stop a second deadly coronavirus wave. A top UK health official has said the country could be in lockdown for another six months in a desperate bid to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases.
Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, said some - but crucially not all - measures that have been imposed could last until September.
The potential lockdown comes as the Government admitted the pandemic will get worse, but that the peak could be over by Easter.
Professor Neil Ferguson said that if the lockdown words, the demand on intensive care units could pass within two or three weeks.