Policies to protect the most vulnerable are desperately needed as Covid hospitalisations have soared by more than 30 per cent in a week, a SAGE committee scientist warned.
Latest data shows that just over 5,400 people were admitted with the virus in the past seven days - a rise of more than 1,200 compared to the previous week.
It comes as cases rocket, with one in 50 people estimated to have had the virus in England earlier this month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
