london united kingdom novel coronavirus irruption starting peak early lift lockdown virus would run rearing government eased social distancing measures health curate matt hancock pronounce united kingdom fifth highest official death toll world united states italy spain france though figure covers hospital fatalities real number probably much higher think early make change hancock sound out seen flattening number cases thankfully flattening number deaths started come yet unloose measures virus would run rearing ca let happen prime minister boris johnson recoup country residence complications nearly cost life sentence british government due discuss review lockdown later secretary dominic raab deputising johnson already made clear immediate lifting social distancing measures announce march chair cabinet assemble gmt government main scientist update minister later afternoon raab chair emergency response meeting discuss lockdown sunlight refulgency united kingdom hospital end toll originate april health ministry said broader statistics include deaths care homes community suggest total toll much gloom however moore british state of war veteran thursday completed swish garden raising million pounds million health service people finding difficult moment sun shine clouds go away said rigorous restriction british peacetime history effectively closed much world economy united kingdom heading towards deepest depression three leaders around world begin contemplate ways passing shutdown epidemiologist cautioned second wave outbreak could endanger infirm ferguson professor mathematical biology imperial college london advises government said britain would probably maintain take down social distancing vaccine novel coronavirus available relax measures much see resurgence transmission told bbc tuner want reopen schools let people get back work need keep transmission another manner glaxosmithkline chief executive officer emma walmsley enunciate wednesday vaccine unlikely ready arcsecond half