UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and 77 deaths as infections treble in a fortnight

It comes as the PM signed off a new 'traffic light' system of curbs for England after days of bitter wrangling between ministers and scientists, with a swathe of the north facing even tougher rules. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8819839/UK-announces-17-540-Covid-19-cases-77-deaths-infections-treble-fortnight.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490