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The vaccination programme also appears to have stalled, and with the cold weather meaning more people will choose to socialise indoors at restaurants and bars rather than outside, Covid cases are expected to rise.
The call to return to the office is also likely to lead to a rise in infections.
The majority of people in hospital suffering from severe Covid are unvaccinated, prompting a push for as many people to get vaccinated as possible.
Professor Neil Ferguson and Professor Martin Mckee will be quizzed by MPs later on Tuesday on the Government’s ‘winter plan’ for the pandemic and WHO and UN chiefs will hold a press conference on Covid vaccines later on in the day.
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