Professor behind virus modelling resigns after breaking lockdown rules: UK
Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London, flouted social distancing rules to meet a female acquaintance
A doctor who has been advising the UK government on its coronavirus strategy has resigned after a newspaper reported he had broken lockdown rules by meeting a female acquaintance.
Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist at Imperial College in London, said he was standing down from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) after the UK’s Daily Telegraph’s report.
His team’s modeling on the likely spread of the virus has been cited around the world, including in Australia, and was seen as the turning point in the UK’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Telegraph reported he had been visited by a 38-year old woman on two occasions.
