New restrictions on freedom in England “must be an absolute last resort”, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid,writing in the Daily Mail said that England has some of the least restrictive Covid measures in Europe having opened up earlier as well and that UK is in a better position today than it was 12 months ago despite the Omicron variant
Javid hinted tighter restrictions on our everyday lives remain unlikely as he implored the nation to ‘try to live’ alongside the virus.
Downing Street sources indicated that the Government’s work from home guidance is likely to be extended when it comes up for review next week because infections and hospitalisations are continuing to rise across the country.
Due to the time lag between infections and hospitalisations, it’s inevitable that we will still see a big increase in people needing care from the NHS over the next month. This will likely test the limits of finite NHS capacity even more than a typical winter.’
