As much as 80 per cent of the UK population could eventually be infected with coronavirus, according to the Government.
A National Security Communications Team document reportedly seen by The Sun suggested that four in five people in the UK could contract Covid-19.
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The percentage is equivalent to more than 50 million people and would lead to around 500,000 deaths, as experts have said the disease is believed to have a mortality rate of around one per cent.
As reported by the Evening Standard, Scotland’s chief medical officer confirmed that emergency preparation has been ramped up across the UK to ensure effective measures are in place should such a situation become a reality.
A spokesperson for the Government confirmed to the publication that ministers are preparing for “every eventuality”, including “the reasonable worst case scenario” – but pointed out that such measures don’t mean it is “expected”.
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