UK declares record-high 55,892 cases and another 964 deaths as SAGE warns even a brutal lockdown with schools shut for almost ALL children might not be enough to contain 'mutant' Covid amid fears restrictions will last into summer SAGE advisers have called for the reinstatement of the 2m distancing rule and for masks to be worn at work Scientists today said they expect relentless lockdown cycle to carry on through spring and into summer 2021 Vaccine rollout has already hit hiccups as would-be volunteers are put off joining programme by red tape