A health minister insisted that any further restrictions would be “the absolute last resort”Ministers have said there is “nothing” in the data to support further Covid-19 restrictions as scientists suggested that infections may peak before new measures could have an impact. A senior cabinet minister said that the public had already made “significant” changes to their behaviour to protect themselves, while a health minister said that any further restrictions would be “the absolute last resort”. SponsoredSteve Barclay, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is part of the core team of senior ministers assessing the daily data on infections, hospital admissions and deaths, said that ministers “don’t think the data supports” new curbs “at this stage”. He said that the “plan B” measures introduced last month, under which people were urged to work from home and facemasks were

Source: The Times January 03, 2022 07:54 UTC