Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Increasing hospital admissions could trigger the government's Plan B for tackling coronavirus in winter, the Health Secretary has said.
Sajid Javid defended not bringing in more stringent measures now, saying vaccines, boosters and new treatments offer “a very strong” package of tools at present.
He denied the UK is in the same position as this time last year, saying the “big, big difference” is that vaccines are offering a strong line of defence against Covid-19.
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