It is “inevitable” there will be a surge in coronavirus cases when schools reopen after the summer break, an infectious disease expert has said.
Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, warned that a rise in transmission when students go back to school in Norfolk on September 6 would see a jump in positive cases.
“Infection rates will increase once schools are back, certainly after the first two weeks,” he said.
“The issue is how much that translates into severe disease and hospitalisations. That is the big uncertainty at the moment.”
Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia.
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Deaths from Covid-19 across the UK are at the highest for over five months, according to official data, and scientists have warned that case rates will jump again when millions of pupils return to schools in 10 days time.
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