Shoppers wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus on 20 September 2020 in Staines-Upon-Thames, United Kingdom.
The Borough of Spelthorne, of which Staines-upon-Thames forms part along with Ashford, Sunbury-upon-Thames, Stanwe NEW YORK - Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be exponential growth and deaths will likely rise unless action is taken.Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty told the public on Monday that rates are going in the “wrong direction” amid expectations the government is preparing to announce new measures to control the pandemic.“We have in a very bad sense, literally turned a corner,".