Coronavirus: Worst-case scenario could see 120,000 deaths this winter, top scientists warn
"As we move into winter, the weather gets worse, people stay indoors more, windows aren't open so the likelihood of transmission does of course increase," she said.
He called for flu vaccinations for the vulnerable and health and social care workers and upscaling of the"test and trace" programme to ensure a"rapid system of monitoring" to stop local outbreaks. "This includes extensive winter planning to protect the NHS and care sector, further expanding our large-scale testing capacity, contacting thousands through NHS test and trace, working intensively on new treatments and delivering billions of items of PPE to protect our health and social care workers.
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