The UK could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October without further action, the government’s top scientific adviser has warned in a press briefing. Sir Patrick Vallance said th…
cases a day by mid-October without further action, the government’s top scientific adviser has warned in a press briefing.
UK PM Boris Johnson is said to be considering whether to introduce stricter lockdown measures in England in light of the growing number of cases across the UK. On Sunday, 3,899 daily cases were reported and 18 deaths across the UK. The worrying pattern mirrors that of a number of major European countries.
The duo, who urged “collective” action to halt the surge, said that the UK’s rising number of cases could not be put down to an increase in testing as there is also an “increase in positivity of the tests done.” Less than 8% of the population has been infected, although the figure could be as high as 17% in London, and the virus is not milder now than in April, despite some claims to the contrary.
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