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U.K. Scientists Advised Ministers to Ease Lockdown Gradually
- SAGE warned against shaking hands as Johnson boasted about it
- Experts said an ‘optimistic’ scenario would see 10,000 deaths
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The public will lose faith in the U.K.’s coronavirus strategy if ministers ease the lockdown and then impose restrictions again later, according to advice from government experts.