Boris Johnson's 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants was based on 'back of the fag packet calculations' and not advocated by Sage, Government sources have claimed. Pictured: Boris JohnsonThe measure also raised eyebrows in the scientific community, where a former World Health Organisation director, Professor Karol Sikora, said: 'Where is the evidence? Sage scientists are reportedly calling on the Government to release their advice to exonerate them from any part in mooting a pub curfew. It comes after lockdowns were already imposed in large swathes of the North East and North West of England. Number 10's expert panel SAGE also warned the reproductive rate of the virus may be as high as that for the UK overall.

Source: Daily Mail September 26, 2020 10:21 UTC