'Now we are past the peak of this virus, we must take steps to guard against imported cases triggering a resurgence' Home Secretary Priti Patel says people arriving in the UK from abroad will have to self-isolate for 14 days
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Two senior officials from Public Health England were questioned by MPs on the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. Professor John Newton told the MPs that a million cases of Covid-19 in the UK were predicted at that stage. Professor Newton said ultimately"it was a decision of course of the government, informed by all advisers".
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