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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

UK is over worst of Covid but beware of bumps on the road, says Prof Ferguson

Prof Neil Ferguson, epidemiologist
Prof Neil Ferguson is an epidemiologist at Imperial College London who helped shape Britain’s lockdown strategy. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

The UK is past the worst of the Covid pandemic but should be braced for some “possible bumps on the road”, according to the scientist who helped shape Britain’s lockdown strategy.

Prof Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London, said things were looking up as the country passed the peak of yet another wave of coronavirus infections.

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