UK may already have 55,000 coronavirus cases, the government's chief scientific advisor declared today.
He added "the hope is we can get it down to" around 20,000 deaths, from a previous prediction of 250,000, by using stringent measures to keep people at home.Sir Patrick said annual excess deaths from seasonal flu were around 8,000. He added: "If we can get this down to numbers 20,000 and below, that's a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get to with this outbreak. .
But that's still horrible. That's still an enormous number of deaths and it's an enormous pressure on the health service.
"Having spent 20 years as an NHS consultant as well as an academic, I know exactly what that looks and feels like."
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