Hancock said the rise in Britain had been slower than in other parts of Europe, in part due to measures taken by authorities to trace people who had contact with those affected.
"We will be setting it out with more detail when it's the right time to do so because we absolutely appreciate that that is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable and it's for their own self-protection," he told Sky News on Sunday. Britain is aiming to delay the peak of infection to prevent health services from being overwhelmed when they are less able to cope.Hancock said Britain's approach was underpinned by scientific evidence, which it would publish in the coming days, and it was aimed solely at protecting life.
Britain has called for a national effort to tackle coronavirus similar to the one which helped it survive the Second World War
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