Health secretary says it is too early for roadmap out of Covid restrictions with hospitalisations double April peak
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has fired a coded warning shot at MPs pressing for a roadmap out of Covid restrictions, saying the pressure on the NHS was too great with hospitalisations still almost double the April peak.
The deputy chief medical officer, Jenny Harries, said that people “need to keep these figures in proportion”, adding there is a “serious risk to our health services”, especially in winter. “We are not out of this by a very long way.”
Continue reading…Health secretary says it is too early for roadmap out of Covid restrictions with hospitalisations double April peakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe health secretary, Matt Hancock, has fired a coded warning shot at MPs pressing for a roadmap out of Covid restrictions, saying the pressure on the NHS was too great with hospitalisations still almost double the April peak.The deputy chief medical officer, Jenny Harries, said that people “need to keep these figures in proportion”, adding there is a “serious risk to our health services”, especially in winter. “We are not out of this by a very long way.” Continue reading…