Second Covid wave could kill twice as many as first one, scientists warn UK
(World News UK)

Experts fear a second wave of coronavirus could bring twice as many deaths as the first, a report commissioned by the UK's chief scientific adviser reveals. A group of 37 scientists, from the Academy of Medical Sciences, were asked by Patrick Vallance to model a reasonable worst-case scenario for the forthcoming winter, and advise the British government on how to prevent it. The experts warned that 119,000 people may die in hospital if a second wave hits while the UK's National Health Service...