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A scientist advising Boris Johnson's government on the coronavirus warns the UK could end up being Europe's 'worst affected country'

A police vehicle and people are seen in Battersea Park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, London, Britain, April 11, 2020.The UK could be the European country "worst affected" by the coronavirus, according to scientists advising Boris Johnson's government.

He said: "I do hope that we are coming close to the number of new infections reducing and, in a week or two, the number of people needing hospital reducing, and the number of deaths starting to come down. "And therefore having the right treatments to save lives and also having a vaccine in the future is going to be absolutely critical to prevent those second and third waves."—BBC Politics He predicted that a vaccine would be developed by autumn of this year, echoing Oxford University's Professor Sarah Gilbert,she was confident of developing a vaccine for treating the COVID-19 virus by September.

However, the UK death toll is set to surpass 10,000 on Sunday, with thousands more deaths expected in the coming days. The UK's death toll hit 9,875 on Saturday, April 11.

 

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Shut down 5G. And let’s give it a 90 day test.

As planned

so propably 27.000-30.000 d.

Is that the same scientist who advised him regarding 'herd immunity'?

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