THE so-called ‘Rule of Six’ has slowed coronavirus infections within weeks of being introduced.
In a rare moment of good news amid the covid second wave, scientists at Imperial College found that the covid R number has dropped from 1.7 to 1.1.
With one in 200 people infected in England, the number is still far higher now than it was at the end of August – but the study suggests the ‘Rule of Six’ is already having a positive impact.
However in a press conference last night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to keep abiding by the rules in order to ensure coronavirus is brought under control.
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