Britain's health secretary said Wednesday that national lockdown rules were "for everyone," after one of the government's key scientific advisers quit for receiving secret visits from his girlfriend amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ferguson quit the government's scientific advisory panel late Tuesday after the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that a woman he is in a relationship with had crossed London to visit him at his home. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Ferguson was "a very eminent and impressive scientist," but "took the right decision to resign." Rules 'are there for everyone'He told Sky News that the physical distancing rules "are there for everyone, they are incredibly important and they are deadly serious. Ferguson is the second scientific adviser in the U.K. to quit after failing to follow their own advice.

Source: CBC News May 06, 2020 11:37 UTC