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Life will not go back to normal after June 21 , SAGE scientists say; Government advisors have warned that despite the success of the vaccination programme, it isn't 'good enough' to see all restrictions lifted -and social distancing will remain.

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Byline: By, William Walker & Sonia Sharma

Government scientists have warned that life will not go back to normal after June 21 and social distancing will be in place for another year.

Senior SAGE sources have reportedly said that despite the success of the mass vaccination project it isn't 'good enough' to see all restrictions lifted.

England is set to move into Step 2 of the Government's roadmap out of lockdown from April 12.

This will see a raft of businesses allowed to open again from Monday including shops, hairdressers and pub beer gardens.

And Boris Johnson previously said that as part of the winding down of COVID restrictions June 21 is the target date for all limits on social contact to be scrapped.

Now, senior SAGE sources have reportedly said that while the jabs stop most people getting sick and dying from COVID they 'are not good enough' to see all restrictions lifted 'without a big epidemic', reports The Mirror.

Citing Government experts the paper said that 'baseline measures', including some type of social distancing, would have to stay in place until this time next year.

They said they are 'reasonably confident' that COVID will become manageable by that point.

In papers released by SAGE the expert group was said to be confident that easing lockdown restrictions would not heap pressure on the NHS, even if there is a rise in infections, due to the success of the jab rollout.

"Any resurgence in hospital admissions and deaths following Step 2 of the Roadmap alone is highly unlikely to put unsustainable pressure on the NHS," SAGE said in the minutes of a March 29 meeting, published on Monday.

But the advisory panel is not as optimistic about the later stages of the roadmap.

In a stark warning the papers claimed it is 'highly likely that there will be a further resurgence in...

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