Expert says growing Covid immunity means England could be in tier 1 or 2 measures by May

The scientist whose data modelling led to the first UK lockdown has expressed hope that the current lockdown could be the last.

Prof Neil Ferguson, who advises the government as part of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats advisory group (Nervtag), said the nation was “in a better place than I might have anticipated a month ago”.

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Expert says growing Covid immunity means England could be in tier 1 or 2 measures by May

The scientist whose data modelling led to the first UK lockdown has expressed hope that the current lockdown could be the last.

Prof Neil Ferguson, who advises the government as part of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats advisory group (Nervtag), said the nation was “in a better place than I might have anticipated a month ago”.

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