coronavirus could be on the way after worrying figures showed parts of the UK have a high and growing reproduction rate.The north-west and south-west are both estimated to have "R" rates higher than 1.This means each infected person is passing the killer bug to more than one other – so the overall cases will not go down.The Government has previously warned that strict lockdown rules could be put back in place if the "R" rate rises above 1.In recent days the Government has said the value across the country is between 0.7 and 0.9 across the UK – but these figures are believed to be from two or three weeks ago – meaning the lockdown easing hasn't been taken into account.Public Health England (PHE) and Cambridge University estimate the.