Second coronavirus peak could hit UK in December unless test & trace is ramped up before schools go back, study says

Second coronavirus peak could hit UK in December unless testing and trace ramped up before September

A SECOND coronavirus peak could hit the UK in December unless the test and trace program is ramped by September, a new study has warned.

But one of the authors Chris Bonnell, a professor of public health and LSHTM said the Government current system only had "about 50 per cent coverage". A second wave could be between 2.3 times worse than the first spike in infections - and could hit the UK by December, the study said. Despite the warnings the PM has vowed to get all kids back in school after warnings there could be an entire "lost generation" of students who fall behind because of school closures.

A separate study on schools in Australia showed kids were much less likely to get ill with coronavirus or pass it on to teachers.

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