Despite what Matt Hancock says, the government's policy is still herd immunity | Anthony Costello

We need a community surveillance programme to stop the spread of Covid-19, says Anthony Costello, professor of global health at UCL

When the lockdown is lifted, will the virus return? Of course it will. Matt Hancock has said we will do 100,000 tests each day by the end of April, but Britain still doesn’t have a way to control the virus that goes beyond lockdown. Without a proper programme of community surveillance and contact tracing, we won’t stop the spread of coronavirus. As patients pour into hospitals again, a series of national lockdowns will follow. It’s a pattern that could go on for years – until we have a vaccine.

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