Prognosis
Virus Spread in England Falls Sharply Ahead of Johnson Review
- ‘Significant’ fall in infections, Imperial College study shows
- Prime Minister Johnson to set out ‘road map’ on Feb. 22
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Coronavirus infections in England have fallen “significantly” in recent weeks, a boost to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he weighs how quickly to re-open Britain’s economy.
National prevalence of the virus was down by two-thirds in the first half of February compared to January, according to a survey by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori, one of the country’s largest coronavirus studies. The number of infected people fell to 51 per 10,000 at the time of the latest survey in February, down from 157 per 10,000 in January.