UK ‘not seeing an acceleration’ in coronavirus cases

The UK is ‘not seeing an acceleration’ in coronavirus cases, according to Sir Patrick Vallance.
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The Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser said the country is not seeing a dramatic “upswing” in cases at the daily press conference on the coronavirus pandemic.

He added: “What we are not seeing is an acceleration.

“The aim remains to not see the number of cases overwhelm the NHS.”

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He said latest figures ‘suggest’ that social distancing measures are working.

Dominic Raab said 14,,000 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours which ‘showed progress’.

Asked whether lockdown would be extended the foreign secretary said that it wasn’t yet necessary to take our collective ‘foot off the pedal’.

Keeping discipline is vital in getting ‘out the other side as quickly and effectively as possible’, he added.

Raab added that he was ‘confident the PM will pull through’

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He said the Prime Minister is constantly being monitored but remains in a stable condition.

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