Jeremy Hunt tells Boris to 'act decisively and early' with Plan B if cases rebound
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeremy Hunt tells Boris to 'act decisively and early' with Plan B if cases rebound

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson has so far steered clear of bringing in his winter plan, saying the NHS is not under 'unsustainable' pressure Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today urged No10 to act 'decisively and early' after Sir Patrick Vallance called on Boris Johnson to reimpose Covid restrictions at the first sign of infections rebounding in the UK. Britain is 'worryingly close' to 100,000 cases a day, study warns Britain is 'worryingly close' to 100,000 new Covid infections per day, the country's largest symptom-tracking study warned today despite Government data showing the outbreak is in retreat. King's College London researchers estimated there were 92,953 people falling ill with the virus per day across the UK last week, up 14 per cent on the previous seven days. King's College London researchers estimated there were 92,953 people falling ill with the virus on average across the UK last week, up 14 per cent on the previous seven days. But there are early signs of a potential levelling off among children, in line with official estimates Cases are high in all regions of England and highest in the North West, where they are in excess of 2,000 per 100,000 people It came as a King's College London study warned Britain was 'worryingly close' to 100,000 cases a day last week.

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