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the UK has to a "significant level" of social distancing, until a vaccine against Corona Virus is found, consult a scientist, the Government has said.

Prof Neil Ferguson told The Bbc That there is "little room" to relax the measures, without "Something . in their place," - such as the testing and contact tracing.

A three-week extension of the closure.

It Comes as the UK, a further 861 coronavirus deaths recorded, wherein the total number of hospital deaths to 13,729.

Prime Minister , Boris Johnson , introduced on 23 March, when the Government tried to, the spread of The Virus .

Ministers are legally obliged to assess whether The Rules of work, based on expert advice, every three weeks.

The Government continues under the leadership of foreign Minister Dominic Raab , Mr Johnson, The Virus is extensively the result of The First assessment, at The Daily press conference later.

labour said it would support an extension, but for details of how and when the block is at the end.

Meanwhile, More Than nine out of 10 people with coronavirus is an underlying health condition,

'Not Back To 'normal'

Speaking on Bbc Radio 4 's Today programme, Prof Ferguson, of Imperial College London, have to die the easing of the closure, said after a further three weeks would depend on "how quickly the numbers go down".

He Said , That required the "single-minded focus" in the Government and health care on "scaling-up testing and to implement The Ability to track cases in the community and contact tracing". to identify

contact tracing objectives and alert, which come in contact with a person infected with The Virus .

The Government has announced plans for a contact tracing app, stop for it to the outbreak.

Without scaled testing and contact tracing, Prof Ferguson said estimates showed "we have relatively little room for manoeuvre".

the UK has now said the capacity for the implementation of 35,000 tests for coronavirus-A Day of Downing Street, although the latest figures showed That less than half of The Number were carried out.

the Prime Minister 's official spokesman said That This Was due to a "lack of demand, not a lack of capacity," and the Government was eligibility expanded.

On a relaxation of the current restrictions, Prof Ferguson said: "What we really need is The Ability to Something in your place. If we want to be open for schools to work with the people again, then we keep the transmission to the bottom in a different way.

"And I should say, it Will not go Back To normal. We have to have some degree of social distancing, there is a high degree of social distancing, probably for an indefinite period of time until we have a vaccine available. "

Bbc health correspondent James Gallagher said it was not to be expected That the manufacturer would be able to mass produce it until the Second Half of the up to the year 2021.

"Remember, there are four coronaviruses, already circulating in the human beings. They cause the Common Cold , and we have no vaccines for any of them," He Said .

Prof Ferguson said he believed the "daily number of infections reached Two Weeks ago", but said it was "too early to relax".

he Asked whether the Government said, he would like to see moves in the direction of a lockdown Exit Strategy in place, Prof Ferguson, "action up", and called for better infrastructure.

"I am reminded by the fact That we had a Department of Brexit for the Government - This Was a major national emergency, such as it was - and we are confronted with Something That is at The Moment still larger than the UK's EU-exit, and still I do not quite see the same evidence for the level of the organization," He Said .

The health Secretary, and Matt Hancock , told Today That the Prof Ferguson was not to be seen, such an action behind The Scenes in the Government , "as he advises the Government , he is in the Government ".

He Said the Minister would not be "distracted" is confusing in its "core" - to stay on message, At Home and protect the NHS.

"How do we communicate as a Government have a direct impact on the amount of cases That we have, and thus the amount of people who die," Mr Hancock said.

"We talk about what you need now, and if we need to change That . "

Earlier, the health Secretary, told Bbc Breakfast he believed the Government was clear, "we think That it is too early for a change."

Mr Hancock said he did not want to be the "good try", The Public on waste by termination of the lockdown too early, adding That the release of all the measures now would enjoy The Virus "".

All indications are That Britain is at The Peak of coronavirus-cases. The Number of patients in the hospital with the Corona-Virus seems to be leveling.

There are More Than 10,000 beds on General care units available and a further 2,000 rooms in the intensive care unit.

It is this headroom That it provides to NHS providers Will be asked to explain the clinic's bosses This Week .

But the Government adviser to be No Doubt , advise the Minister That the revocation should continue to - Because they fear the abolition of restrictions at this stage could undo the Good Work , and see an increase in cases to devour, the capacity and overwhelm the health care system.

The UK's chief medical adviser, Prof Chris Whitty , warned of a possible "bounce" in the numbers soon, due to delays in reporting of deaths over the Easter weekend.

a Further 740 people died in English hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus. In Scotland, a further 80 people were killed and Northern Ireland recorded a further 18 deaths. In Wales, there were 32 deaths.

The UK-wide figures use a different time frame for each of the Nations.

Meanwhile, shadow health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth Bbc Breakfast said That the work would be an extension.

But he called for clarity from the Government about "what happens next" and move to "testing and contact tracing strategy" to exit the lockdown.

Minister and said, your block Will have, remains in place, while in Northern Ireland , Arlene Foster confirmed.

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