UK scientists warn of 'miserable winter' due to new respiratory viruses

Scientists have indicated that the third wave of coronavirus is probably started in England due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant initially found in India, despite the fact that hospital admissions are unlikely to be as high as they were in January. 

London: British scientists on Sunday (June 20) warned of a "pretty miserable winter" ahead for the country due to the likely emergence of new respiratory viruses, with further lockdowns a possibility. Professor Calum Semple, member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), a British government advisory body, said that children and elderly people will be especially vulnerable to endemic viruses at the end of the year, Xinhua reported. Describing it as the "fourth wave winter," he told Times Radio "there`s a sting in the tail after every pandemic" because social distancing will have reduced people`s exposure to usual endemic respiratory viruses such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis.