Prominent experts say the Covid-19 pandemic will be a “marathon” and people will likely be required to wear face masks for at least two years even with a successful vaccine rollout

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It could take two years to bring Coronavirus under control and for life to return to normal even with a vaccine, experts have warned.

A prominent Spanish virologist has said the pandemic will be a “marathon” and people living in many parts of the world will likely be wearing masks for a couple of years.

Teams around the world are working on a vaccine, but it is thought that the first ones will not be rolled out for public use until the end of this year or in early 2021.

In the UK, life is to be further disrupted as early as Monday when new Covid-19 restrictions are announced for England amid a second wave of the virus.

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people living in coronavirus hotspots could be told to shield this winter under plans reportedly being considered by the Government as infections continue to soar.