Is coronavirus showing signs of slowing in the UK?

Key government advisers say rate of hospital admissions has fallen

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Swabs underway at a coronavirus drive-through testing station for NHS staff in Chessington
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The spread of the new coronavirus in the UK is showing early signs of slowing, according to leading government advisors.

Neil Ferguson, whose modelling influenced Boris Johnson’s decision to impose a nationwide lockdown, told the BBC: “In the UK, we can see some early signs of slowing in some indicators. Less so in deaths because deaths are lagged by a long time from when the measures come into force.

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