BREAKING: Sajid Javid warns pandemic 'is not over' saying cases could hit 100,000 a day
He said the ‘darker skies and the colder weather provide the perfect conditions’ for Covid-19 and other seasonal viruses to thrive, adding: ‘We are starting to see this impact.’The Health Secretary warned: ‘This pandemic is not over.
NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor earlier called on the Government to not just announce ‘that we’re moving to Plan B, but it should be Plan B plus’. He added: ‘I don’t underestimate that these are inconveniences but we have to make a choice if we can see what is almost inevitable down the line.’
Challenged about ministers saying the same thing last year before further measures were introduced, he added: ‘This time last year, we didn’t have the vaccine.’supports HTML5 video
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