direct to your inboxThe UK's chief medical officer Chris Whitty warned the 'worst point in the pandemic' is about to hit as coronavirus rates soar.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Whitty said the new fast-spreading variant was causing 'significant' problems in driving up transmission rates.He said: "So we have a very significant problem.
Here in London, for example, one in 30 people currently have this coronavirus according to the Office for National Statistics.