Government scientist says there could be arguments for speeding up lifting restrictions
Dr Mike Tildesley, who sits on the government's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, has said England should continue to monitor its COVID situation as restrictions ease but he believes it is doing better than expected.
"I was really pleasantly surprised that when schools open we have managed to keep things in check, so I think... if these numbers keep going down over the next few weeks there certainly is an argument to say 'well actually we're doing really well with the roadmap, it could be sped up'," he told LBC.
"I would say I would want to be a little bit cautious over the next few weeks as we get beyond this April relaxation to monitor that just to be really sure that cases are continuing to go down."
Earlier, SAGE scientists warned the later stages of lockdown easing beginning in May could see a surge in hospital admissions.
Dr Tildesley added: "Now I will say that if things keep going down at the rate that they are then there certainly is an argument for speeding up the process.
"But we do know that the later relaxations, particularly the May one when people can stay in each other's homes for the first time for a long period of time, we might expect that could cause a... quite significant rise in mixing and potentially a rise in infections which is why this monitoring is really needed."
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2021-04-06 05:49:46Z
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