The first Covid-19 cases was recorded in the UK in February and since then the race has been on to contain the outbreak and develop a vaccine. The PA news agency looks at some of the progression that is being made since the lockdown came into place in March. (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)VaccineMany researchers across the world are racing to develop a vaccine for the virus. The R number represents the average number of people an infected person will pass the virus on to. Elsewhere, countries such as New Zealand and Australia have eased lockdown measures, with pubs in New South Wales opening to the public.

Source: Daily Mirror May 15, 2020 17:53 UTC