Coronavirus has downgraded from a "tiger to a wild cat" and could die out on its own without a vaccine, an infectious diseases specialist has claimed. Prof Z, head of the infectious diseases clinic at the Policlinico San Martino hospital in Italy, told The Telegraph that Covid-19 has been losing its virulence in the last month and patients who would have previously died are now recovering. The expert in critical care said the plummeting number of cases could mean a vaccine is no longer needed as the virus might never return. His comments come after the Health Secretary announced on Thursday that a deal had been struck between the pharmaceutical companies and Oxford University to begin the manufacture of a potential vaccine.
"The clinical impression I have is that the virus is changing in severity," said Prof Z. "In March and early April, the patterns were completely different. People…
