Scientists steered the Government away from shutting the UK's borders because it would have had 'surprisingly little value' in stopping Covid-19's spread, secret advice papers published today revealed. Imperial College London researchers presented a paper on Covid-19 immunity to SAGE in April. Imperial College London researchers presented a paper on Covid-19 immunity to SAGE in April. Just 20 per cent of care homes had recorded outbreaks at the time of the researchers' modelling. NHS hospitals discharged 25,000 people into care homes during the peak of Britain's Covid-19 crisis without testing them for the coronavirus.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 14:14 UTC