direct to your inboxHealth chiefs say the country is in a 'very dangerous situation' as cases continue to surge across the country.Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, outlined what he described as a 'pretty grim' and 'depressing picture' at a Downing Street media briefing.He has appealed for people to follow the rules as we see in the New Year, to try and contain the virus.On the same day it was announced that the new Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine had been approved for use, it was revealed more than 53,000 positive cases were recorded yesterday, the biggest ever daily count of new cases across the UK.Professor Van-Tam warned that the impact of the relaxation of lockdown rules on Christmas Day has not yet been.