Britain's COVID-19 situation stable - health minister

Britain's defences against COVID-19 are working and the pandemic situation is currently stable, health minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday. 'Overall things feel quite stable at this point. The numbers are a bit up, a bit down over the last few weeks,' he told Times Radio. 'Our primary defences against this virus are working.' Britain reported 42,776 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number since mid-July, and 136 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official data showed.