By UK Coronavirus measures are “making a difference”
As people follow the advice issued by the UK government to remain at home in order to fight coronavirus, Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific adviser, has said that there are early signs that social distancing measures are “making a difference.”
Transmission of coronavirus in the community is thought to be decreasing, which could mean fewer infections. This is estimated by the number of hospital admissions being made, which is not rising as fast as was initially expected.
As of yesterday there were around 9,000 people in hospitals in England with coronavirus. The UK death toll has now reached 1789.
Sir Patrick Vallance said the rate of increase in patients admitted to NHS hospitals who are diagnosed with the virus is around 1000 people per day, and is a “stable” figure:
“That shows that it’s going up not in an increasing amount but in a constant amount, which may suggest that we’re already beginning to see some effect.
After the daily number of deaths fell for the second day, he also cautioned against paying “too much attention” to day-to-day fluctuations in figures, explaining “we need to look over time and see what’s happening”.
This is not to say that people should now revert to ordinary behaviours, officials warn. It is thought that it may take upwards of six months until the UK return to normal.
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