Londoners Told to Act to Stop Covid With City at ‘Tipping Point’
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A sign reading "Covid-19 Keep Apart", sits on a temporary protective pedestrian barrier on Oxford Street in central London, U.K., on Oct. 1.
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London residents are being told to take immediate action to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus amid warnings that the U.K. capital is at a “tipping point” in its fight with the disease.
As the government announced a new crackdown on households mixing in northern England, Kevin Fenton, London regional director for Public Health England said Covid-19 cases in the city have been “steadily increasing” for the last few weeks.