AdvertisementCoronavirus infection rates have tripled or more in 0.6 per cent of council wards across England, with a six-fold surge in one village in East Yorkshire mystifying its residents. Mr Hancock's comments represent a firm rebuke to the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative MPs which has demanded Mr Johnson remove all legal restrictions in England by the start of May. Others rounding out the top 10 all had infection rates higher than 650 positive tests per 100,000 people – 0.6 per cent of the population within a week. High Street shops will be allowed to reopen within weeks if Covid infection rates keep dropping. Mr Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a 'vaccine passport' to go to the pub.

Source: Daily Mail February 15, 2021 12:45 UTC