New leaked SAGE ‘worst case scenario’ predicts 85,000 deaths from second wave of coronavirus

Scientists increased pressure for a tougher national lockdown last night amid suggestions that up to 85,000 could die in a second wave of coronavirus. The new ‘worst case’ scenario came in a leaked Sage committee paper as government-commissioned research claimed nearly one million in England are currently infected. The study warned the country was at … Read more

New leaked SAGE ‘worst case scenario’ predicts 85,000 deaths from second wave of coronavirus

Scientists increased pressure for a tougher national lockdown last night amid suggestions that up to 85,000 could die in a second wave of coronavirus. The new ‘worst case’ scenario came in a leaked Sage committee paper as government-commissioned research claimed nearly one million in England are currently infected. The study warned the country was at … Read more

Cabinet Office draws up scenario of second wave of Covid and No Deal Brexit

The government have drawn up battle plans for the possibility of being hit with a second wave of coronavirus and a No-Deal Brexit simultaneously, it has been claimed. Leaked documents warn of a potential social care crisis from councils going bankrupt and the army being drafted in to prevent public disorder. The revelation puts mounting … Read more

UK’s coronavirus outbreak was even deadlier than SAGE’s ‘worst-case scenario’

Britain’s coronavirus outbreak has been even deadlier than Government scientists’ worst-case scenario, secret papers published today revealed. SAGE estimated 50,000 people could die by September if compliance with lockdown was low, in a report submitted to ministers on March 29. But as of today the official Covid-19 death toll already stands at 44,000, but separate government … Read more

UK’s coronavirus outbreak was even deadlier than SAGE’s ‘worst-case scenario’

Britain’s coronavirus outbreak has been even deadlier than Government scientists’ worst-case scenario, secret papers published today revealed. SAGE estimated 50,000 people could die by September if compliance with lockdown was low, in a report submitted to ministers on March 29. But as of today the official Covid-19 death toll already stands at 44,000, but separate government … Read more

Donald Trump says 20 per cent unemployment is ‘an absolute, total, worst case scenario’

Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t agree with his Treasury secretary that unemployment rates could reach levels as high as 20 per cent. ‘No, well I don’t agree with that. No, I don’t agree,’ he insisted during a White House press briefing on coronavirus Wednesday afternoon. ‘That’s an absolute, total, worst case scenario,’ he … Read more