coronavirus. He appeared alongside the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance to reveal how the virus is spreading throughout England - and what could be in store as the winter months approach.The Chief Medical Officer has now laid the ground for strict new controls in an urgent push to stop the ongoing surge in new coronavirus infections as the situation worsens across the UK.In a televised news briefing broadcast on Monday morning, he has warned the UK faces a “very challenging winter”, with Britain heading in the "wrong direction".In a presentation of the latest data, the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said: “The way that we reduce the spread is by limiting our number of contacts, by.