Published on Apr 22, 2020
Any go back to normality in the short term is a “completely impractical expectation”. That’s the warning from the UK federal government’s chief medical consultant.
Professor Chris Whitty stated the policy of social distancing will be needed up until at least completion of the year. He said the chance of a vaccine or other reliable treatments for coronavirus being prepared before then was “incredibly small”.
Meanwhile there’s growing issue about the impact of the infection on care houses. Officials fear that 2,000 locals might have passed away passed away in England alone. In Scotland a third of individuals who have passed away after contracting the virus were in care homes.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Science Editor David Shukman, Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg and Social Affairs Reporter Alison Holt.
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