ONS figures do not include people in hospitals or care homes; Scotland brings in law to force pubs to take customer detailsSunak says UK will not hesitate to add countries to quarantine list NHS must never again be a Covid-only service, doctors warnThe Cummings effect: study finds public faith was lost after aide’s tripWhich countries can holidaymakers visit without restrictions on arrival?Global coronavirus updates – live 2.58pm BST The R Rate is likely to rise still further, according to Sage. Here’s the most worrying passage on the new R Rate report from the government: Models that use Covid-19 testing data tend to have less of a time delay and have recently suggested higher values for R in England. For this reason, Sage is no longer confident that R is currently below 1 in England. We would expect to see this change in transmission reflected in the R and growth rate published over the next few weeks. 2.56pm BST In the south west and north west of England the R Rate could be above 1. Here’s a regional breakdown:East of England 0.7-0.9 Continue reading…
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