Covid-19 infection rate doubling every nine days – report

As West Yorkshire becomes the latest area to face tighter regional restrictions, Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) says the accelerating infection rate is “the last thing we need” and that it needs not only to come down, but reverse.

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