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London at ‘Tipping Point’ in Coronavirus Pandemic as Cases Rise

  • Virus ‘steadily increasing’ in recent weeks: health official
  • New crackdown on social mixing in areas of northern England
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London is at a “tipping point” in the coronavirus pandemic, a public health official warned, as the U.K. government announced a new crackdown on households mixing in northern England.

Covid-19 cases in the capital have been “steadily increasing” for the last few weeks and residents must make a “continued conscious effort to consider our movements and behavior,” Kevin Fenton, London regional director for Public Health England, said in an emailed statement.