UK government adviser fearful of another ‘lockdown Christmas’

A British government adviser has said he is fearful of another ‘lockdown Christmas’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

A prominent adviser to the UK government on Covid-19 has said he is “very fearful” there will be another “lockdown Christmas” as he urged the public to do everything possible to reduce transmission of the virus.

Professor Peter Openshaw, a member of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said case numbers and death rates are currently “unacceptable”.