Probable That Waves of Covid-19 Pandemic Will Recur in Future Years, Says UK Chief Scientist
A woman walks past a shop that is closing down amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Knutsford, Britain, July 16, 2020. (REUTERS/Phil Noble)
According to British government's chief scientific adviser, the novel coronavirus may trigger new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming years.
The novel coronavirus will likely return several times in the coming years, triggering new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government's chief scientific adviser said on Thursday.
"I think it's quite probable that we will see this virus coming back in different waves, over a number of years," Patrick Vallance told lawmakers.