Infectious disease epidemiologist Neil Ferguson said he developed a cough yesterday even though he "felt fine" - but then felt a fever at 4am. He said he'd been at a Downing Street press conference the day before he felt the symptoms. Developed a slight dry but persistent cough yesterday and self isolated even though I felt fine. He added: "I’ve been in so many meetings the last few weeks and the number of my colleagues at universities who’ve been advising government in those meetings have also developed symptoms. The UK only realised "in the last few days" that a strategy to slow down the spread of coronavirus could lead to 250,000 deaths.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2020 07:57 UTC