Top British COVID-19 Advisor resigns over breaking lockdown rules to meet married lover

Professor Neil Ferguson, who was an eminent member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the key strategists of the British lockdown policy has resigned from the post following a report claiming him having broken the rules of social-distancing.

The Telegraph had reported Professor Ferguson of having broken the rules of lockdown, not once, but twice, when he had gone to visit his married lover, soon after which he stepped down from his post on the Advisory Group, which had been spearheading the coronavirus response mission.

While giving a statement to the CNN, he had said that he had acted in the belief that he was immune, having tested positive for coronavirus and had completely isolated himself for almost two weeks after developing symptoms. He further said that “I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing to control this devastating epidemic.”