Professor of infectious disease epidemiology Mark Woolhouse urged the government to keep the possibility of future restrictions on the table. He said as the virus evolves ministers would need to respond in whatever way was needed to fight the disease. The remarks come nearly three weeks after so-called Freedom Day saw the vast majority of coronavirus restrictions lifted in England on July 19. Image: Getty Images) Getty Images)The most recent data shows that there were 27,429 positive cases recorded on Sunday. It is thought that a staffing crisis within the NHS and the rise of other diseases - previously beaten back by Covid restrictions - could hamper the health service, along with the potential rise of a vaccine-beating strain.

Source: Daily Mirror August 09, 2021 00:45 UTC