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U.K. Covid Rules May Be Working, 80,000-Person Mass Survey Shows

  • Signs virus outbreak in England may be growing more slowly
  • Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori release interim report
Commuters on their way into the City of London on Sept. 28.Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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There are signs that restrictions on social contact such as limiting gatherings to groups of six may be helping slow the spread of Covid-19 across the U.K., according to a major study.

Researchers from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI tested more than 80,000 volunteers in England between Sept. 18-26 as part of the country’s largest survey into Covid-19.