UK science advisers set to warn public on COVID-19 rates

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical and scientific advisers will tell the public that COVID-19 infection rates are going in the “wrong direction” amid expectations the government is preparing to announce new measures to control the pandemic. Chief medical officer Chris Whitty and chief scientific officer Patrick Vallance are scheduled to hold a televised briefing at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) during which they will lay out scenarios for the spread of the disease. Prime Minister B