Local approach ‘best for now, but we stand ready to go further if necessary’, says Boris Johnson – Telegraph.co.uk

The number of people thought to be infected with coronavirus is as its highest level in around five months, with cases rising rapidly, according to new data.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which has analysed more than 450,000 swabs over the last six weeks from the public, regardless of whether they have symptoms, said there was an estimated average of 27,900 new cases per day of Covid-19 between October 2 and 8.
This is up 62 per cent from an estimated 17,200 new cases per day for t…

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