Third UK Coronavirus Wave Could Hit in Autumn, Says Stats Chief 15 Mar 2021 The UK’s top statistician has predicted a third wave of the Chinese coronavirus would hit in the autumn, despite Britain’s “wonderful vaccination rollout” and virus cases being at their lowest since late September. Sir Ian Diamond, the head of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said that he agreed with England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty when he said last week that a third wave in the autumn was inevitable. The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday: “We do need at the moment, properly to un...