Scientific advisers have been warned that the coronavirus is mutating and could become more infectious, according to SAGE papers published today. The orange is the first wave, and the blue is the second wavCities in England are seeing a fast rise in cases – except LondonCities across England are seeing a surge in cases in the 'second wave' of coronavirus, but London is exempt, SAGE said. SAGE estimates the reproduction rate for the UK has fallen for the first time in a month, from between 1.3-1.5 to 1.2-1.4. And in other promising developments, MailOnline today revealed that almost half of local authorities in England saw their coronavirus infection rate drop last week. But scientists have speculated it is because London has fewer people susceptible to the coronavirus because a higher number were infected in the 'first wave'.

Source: Daily Mail October 23, 2020 17:41 UTC