this is - professor neil ferguson. so, his team _ professor neil ferguson.sions and he is well— government possibly decisions and he is well respected. and he was saying on the _ is well respected. and he was saying on the radio— is well respected. and he was saying on the radio this morning that he thinks _ on the radio this morning that he thinks there is a good chance that we are _ thinks there is a good chance that we are going to be passed this, past the worst— we are going to be passed this, past the worst by september or october and honestly that is coming and the look of— and honestly that is coming and the look of this— and honestly that is coming and the look of this good news in recent days— look of this good news in recent days and — look of this good news in recent days and a — look of this good news in recent days and a lot of scientists i think i've actually been taken by taken by surprise _ i've actually been taken by taken by surprise hy— i've actually been taken by taken by surprise byjust how much infection rates _ surprise byjust how much

— chance here that professor neil ferguson on the radio for this morning — ferguson on the radio for not -et morning talking about how we may not get anywhere near the 100,000 he was forecasting _ get anywhere near the 100,000 he was forecasting just two weeks ago a day. that's new cases per day. it does _ day. that's new cases per day. it does appear that the grid between or the link_ does appear that the grid between or the link between the coronavirus cases— the link between the coronavirus cases and — the link between the coronavirus cases and the very set deaths and hospitalisations has been a weekend or maybe _ hospitalisations has been a weekend or maybe even broken but that's not thatiust _ or maybe even broken but that's not thatjust yet. sol or maybe even broken but that's not thatjust yet. so i think coming out of the _ thatjust yet. so i think coming out of the socks— thatjust yet. so i think coming out of the socks all guns blazing, kind of a racehorse dying to get back into the — of a racehorse dying to get back into the race again.— into the race again. let's talk abou

here's professor neil ferguson again. that indeed is the question, or at least one of them.ther we need to address is whether this is actually about politics as much as it's about science. certainly to some degree, this is about the conservative desire to assert individual responsibility and freedoms. here's the cabinet minister robertjenrick. we do now have to move into a different period, where we learn to live with the virus, we take precautions, and we as individuals take personal responsibility. borisjohnson has also described this shift. what we're doing, mr speaker, is cautiously, prudently, moving from legal diktat, from legal diktat to allowing people to take personal responsibility for their actions. to some observers of borisjohnson, this is familiar territory. the veteran politicaljournalist steve richards tweeted: well, borisjohnson himself has been open about his reluctance to introduce nationwide restrictions. he has also often talked of the importance of "british common sense" in navigating the pandemic. so it's not a surprise to see this move to remove restr

here is professor neil ferguson again. the challen . es professor neil ferguson again.e to the health system. that indeed is the question, or at least one of them, because another we need to address is whether this is actually about politics as much as it is about science. to some degree, this is about the conservatives�* desire to assert individual responsibility and freedoms. here is cabinet minister robertjenrick. brute cabinet minister robert jenrick. we now cabinet minister robertjenrick. we now have to move into a different period _ now have to move into a different period where we learn to live with the virus. — period where we learn to live with the virus, we take precautions, and as individuals we take personal responsibility.— as individuals we take personal responsibility. boris johnson has also described _ responsibility. boris johnson has also described this _ responsibility. boris johnson has also described this shift. - responsibility. boris johnson has also described this shift. what i responsibility. boris johnson has l also described this shift. what w

nervousness, and you heard some of nervousness, and you heard some of it injesse's piece there from neil fergusonve cases. it is clear they're going to increase over the next few weeks also the government is prepared for 100,000 positive cases some days to be recorded, you have seen the government's message change slightly from getting to a point where we lift all restrictions to, yes, but you've got to be really cautious when we lift those restrictions. you heard robertjenrick a couple of weeks ago — talking about not wearing a face covering when not required to do so for some now he is talking about wearing a face covering when in crowded places or coming into contact with people in close parks and many who would not normally see, so that message has been nuanced. i suppose one of the questions some in the opposition parties will be asking is whether some of the messaging has been damaged today by the fact that initially the prime minister in the chancellor were not intending to self—isolate despite being in close contact with someone who had tested positive for covid. now the fact that they've

i mean, we have heard neil ferguson and other mathematical modelers have made predictions as to whate got to have a way, we have to have it sooner rather than later, but all of those things are predicated on high levels of uncertainty, and so things could go wrong, and i think everyone should realise that. it is not like the story is all over, we still going to have to things very carefully, and if things do not go as expected, we may find ourselves in trouble, because these numbers of cases in this doubling rate are very substantial, and i would advise people, particular order people, to be quite cautious about exposing himself to the virus in the shorter—term. himself to the virus in the shorter-term.— himself to the virus in the shorter-term. that's really interesting. _ shorter-term. that's really interesting. thank - shorter-term. that's really interesting. thank you - shorter-term. that's really interesting. thank you so l shorter-term. that's really - interesting. thank you so much for your thoughts. always good to talk to you. we will speak again, i'm quite sure. thanks for n

similar message from some of the scientists as well, and really interesting to listen to professor neil fergusonwas almost inevitable the uk would get to 100,000 cases a day and he is also saying, do notjump to conclusions, we cannot assume that definitely will not happen, but adding into the mix that he thinks by the end of september, we will be looking back on the worst parts of the pandemic. so they will be in the past rather than the future. speaking to people privately who are involved in some of these decisions and other discussions about what these figures mean, there is some optimism and some are really enthused by what they have seen in the figures over they have seen in the figures over the last few days and in certain parts of the uk for a bit longer as well. but do not expect anybody to be jumping ahead well. but do not expect anybody to bejumping ahead of the gun. one of the reasons is we have seen this virus change course before, we have seen new variants, good data turn to bad data quite quickly, but at the moment there is a cautious optimism, evenif moment there is a cautious opt

sir neil ferguson, professor niall ferguson, a critical government advisor.ning street as a whole. that was already established and set up. it is being carried out in network rail, transport for london, heathrow and border force. network rail, transport for london, heathrow and borderforce. all of those are taking part in this as well. they say that these pilots take an important part in how the approach to testing might evolve. the prime minister eligible on the grounds that downing street was already part of the wider pilot testing programme. eligibility acce ted testing programme. eligibility accepted on — testing programme. eligibility accepted on a _ testing programme. eligibility accepted on a test _ testing programme. eligibility accepted on a test by - testing programme. eligibility accepted on a test by test - testing programme. eligibility i accepted on a test by test basis. but it also points out that anyone taking part must self—isolate when not at work, so when away from the office you will have to self—isolate. but while you are at work, you don

here's professor neil ferguson again. that indeed is the question, or at least one of them.imself has been open about his reluctance to introduce nationwide restrictions. he has also often talked of the importance of "british common sense" in navigating the pandemic. so it's not a surprise to see this move to remove restrictions, and to ask the public to use itsjudgement. there are, though, concerns about the limits of common sense. this is one of those areas where my freedom affects your freedom. it's just like driving. my freedom to drive fast affects your safety. my freedom not to wear a mask affects your safety in terms of not getting covid. in areas like that, we recognise that we do need some level of regulation. so there's an argument that rules encourage us to act responsibly. there's another issue, too. with reference to masks, for example, the government hasn't actually defined what being responsible is. it's left it up to the individual. all of this feeds into a concern that there will be a lack of masks which will disproportionately impact certain groups of peopl

with covid cases in the uk possibly reaching 200,000 a day — that's the warning from professor neil fergusonake sure they get the same kind of care. that is a combination of patients with covid coming in, patients who need planned surgery, a big backlog of those have built up over the last year or so. also patients who need emergency treatment. they seem to have escalated during the last 18 months as well. we are under extreme pressure at the moment. ads, as well. we are under extreme pressure at the moment.- as well. we are under extreme pressure at the moment. a lot of --eole pressure at the moment. a lot of people have _ pressure at the moment. a lot of people have got _ pressure at the moment. a lot of people have got in _ pressure at the moment. a lot of people have got in contact - pressure at the moment. a lot ofj people have got in contact today. pressure at the moment. a lot of i people have got in contact today. we saw people going into a nightclub, some choosing not to wear facemasks in shops and at the same label do it for a long period of time. are you worried about what will ha