LONDON (Reuters) – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday he was concerned about a sudden jump in the number of new coronavirus infections over the past two days, urging the public not to become complacent about social distancing.

“It is so important … that people take their responsibilities seriously and people don’t become relaxed about this virus,” Hancock told a parliamentary committee.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper and Estelle Shirbon; editing by Michael Holden)

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