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On Monday, Britain reported just 38 deaths from COVID-19 over the most recent 24-hour period – the second lowest since lockdown began on March 23. The slump in new infections and fatalities from the deadly bug has led to the government gradually easing lockdown measures enforced to help curb the spread of the virus. But Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford who has advised ministers on coronavirus testing, expects a second COVID-19 outbreak to his the UK.

He warned the worry should be more around how widespread the second wave will be, as opposed to if it is going to occur at all.

Sir John told the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee: “Given the fact that the lockdown has now been largely released, we’re now back in action, and we have still – pretty rapidly declining – but a pretty reasonable level of infections in the community.

“I would be very surprised if we avoided the second wave.

“I think the real question is, are we going to have a number of single outbursts around the country and then a second wave, or are we going to just get a second wave and when will that be?”

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