The chief medical officers of all four nations of the United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to lower the CCP virus alert level from level five to level four, citing the receding threat to health services. The decision was reached “following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and in the light of the most recent data,” said the chief medical officers of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in a joint statement. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock welcomed the news, but urged the public to continue to “stay at home” as “it’s vital we continue to suppress this virus as we roll-out the vaccine.” The chief medical officers said that the health services “remain under significant pressure with a high number of patients in hospital.” But they said the numbers are “consistently declining, and the threat of the NHS and other health services being overwhelmed within 21 days has receded.” “We …