It's got very little to do with masks and social distancing. Did the Bournemouth beach effect ever materialise? No.
The top places for transmission are supermarkets, secondary schools and universities. You could observe all the rules perfectly, but if you are going to a supermarket or interacting with school pupils/uni students, the risks are higher.
The new strain appears more transmissible. That's what will be the main driver of what's caused the issue you've referred to.
If you were in the lowest, but now highest affected area, is that because people suddenly stopped observing social distancing? Unlikely. Those not observing it never would have done.
The higher transmissible strain is a far more likely cause.
Just as Manchester and Liverpool were in bad shape earlier in the year, now the South East is.
I won't get into my views on the whole situation, but to say mistakes were made at the outset is an understatement. Wuhan hasn't had a new case in three or four months...
Hope everyone stays safe and has as good a Christmas as is possible in the circumstances!
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