Act early on rising UK Covid cases or face harsher measures, experts warn

Sage minutes show warning that earlier intervention would reduce need for more stringent and longer-lasting measures Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers need to act early to counteract rising Covid infections, the government's scientific advisers have said while suggesting that failure to do so could mean harsher interventions will be required this winter. On Thursday daily new Covid cases in the UK exceeded 52,000, the highest since July. Figures from the Off...