Coronavirus news: Cautious hope for ‘flatline’ in UK cases, as possible outbreak at contact tracing centre investigated

The UK’s National Statistician Professor Sir Ian Diamond said the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has ‘flatlined’ in recent weeks despite the easing of the nationwide lockdown. However he urged the public to be “ever vigilant” amid warnings of the potential for a second wave in the autumn and winter.

Meanwhile health officials are investigating a possible cluster of coronavirus cases at an NHS contact tracing centre in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

It came after the Independent revealed England’s “world beating” test and trace service is failing to reach more than half the contacts named by infected residents in Blackburn with Darwen.

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