Modelling from Professor Neil Ferguson (pictured) and colleagues at Imperial College London published on March 16, 2020, predicted the NHS would be overwhelmed within weeks.
Vulnerable people and over-75s are set to receive their fourth covid jabs in the coming weeks as Boris Johnson is set to declare Thursday is Covid Freedom Day with all curbs to end in England.
Boris Johnson gave an upbeat assessment ahead of unveiling his Living with Covid Plan tomorrow, insisting vaccines and new treatments can be relied upon.
Case rates reported by the UK Health Security Agency on Sunday fell by 37 per cent on last week to 25,696 cases - the lowest figure since August last year.