coronavirus in England. Early results from the biggest Covid-19 study yet found how many people were infected with the life-threatening bug.The study by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori show infections increased substantially across the country before the R rate (of infection) fell to around 1.1, suggesting the growth of infection may be slowing.According to the findings, it could mean current measures in England are working.The director of the programme said this could mean efforts to control the virus, which has seen nearly a third of the UK population under some form of restriction, could be succeeding - and that this reinforced the need for protective measures.More than 80,000 volunteers were tested in England between September.