Lack of hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing could be fuelling Covid-19 outbreaks across northern England, scientists have warned.
Experts unveiling the UK’s largest coronavirus surveillance study said London may be protected because its residents suffered a worse first wave.
Latest findings suggest precautions such as mask wearing and self-isolation after symptoms are being more closely adhered to.
The React-1 study of 175,000 swab tests carried out up to Monday shows an overall slowing of the growth of the outbreak nationally.