The peak of the UK coronavirus epidemic now looks likely to arrive within a month, according to analysis by the government’s science advisers. As of 9 am on 27 March, there were 14,579 confirmed covid-19 cases in the UK, among them prime minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock. A total of 759 people have died. With most people confined to their homes, the peak number of cases is now expected to occur between the next two to four weeks, followed by a …
