LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - A third member of a scientific
advisory body to the British government has warned that it is
too soon to lift the COVID-19 lockdown because the test and
trace system is not yet fully operational.
Professor Peter Horby, chairman of the New and Emerging
Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) and a member
of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said
Britain could not afford to lose control of the virus.
"We really can't go back to a situation where we've got the
numbers of cases and deaths we've had in the past," he told BBC
Radio, adding that a test, trace and isolate system needed to be
in place. "As we know, it's not yet fully operational so that is
where the risk lies," he said.
(Reporting by Kate Holton
Editing by Mark Heinrich)