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Too early to say when UK lockdown will end: Johnson, Covid infections up by 50%

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Infections up by 50% since DecemberA large number of people remain infected with the coronavirus in England and the rate of new infections was not dropping even 10 days into the latest stay-at-home lockdown.The Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study into the country's COVID-19 infections, show that infections increased by 50% from early December 2020, with 1 in 63 people infected.Based on swab tests on over 142,900 volunteers in the community between January 6 and 15, the study has also picked up early signs that infections may have begun to rise at the national level.The analysis, however, does not fully reflect the impact of the latest tough lockdown which came into force from.

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