Young people largely behind steep rise in UK Covid cases –Hancock

Health secretary urges distancing to avoid second wave, and says hospitals could soon see impact

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Young people in the UK must maintain social distancing to avoid the UK following countries such as France and Spain towards significant new rises in coronavirus cases, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said.

After almost 3,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a 50% rise in a single day and the highest daily total since May, Hancock said the UK could soon start to see a renewed rise in hospital admissions.