A statement of ‘concerns’ from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M) subgroup revealed that modellers thought Britain may have to reverse the lifting of restrictions.

Australia had handled the coronavirus crisis much better than many other developed countries, with fewer than 1,000 deaths, but it has been achieved by sealing its border to all but a trickle of people.

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Researchers at Cambridge University are looking at whether giving statins or a blood-thinning drug to patients when discharged from hospital helps long-term outcomes.

Plans for an ‘amber watch list’ sparked outrage in Whitehall as it could see amber countries such as Spain be declared red at short notice meaning Brits would have to quarantine on return.

Alex Scott hit back at Lord Digby Jones who said she was ‘spoiling’ the BBC’s coverage. Scott, who was awarded an MBE and accrued 140 caps for England, said she is proud of her roots