here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said one.Gold command are meeting daily and are in close contact with the Cabinet Office and the Joint Biosecurity Centre on the issue.There is a growing concern about the testing situation in care homes, however.Government had promised to provide regular.