Covid hospital admissions are on the rise again as experts warn there could be another wave of infections.
The number of people in England admitted to wards with Covid has begun to grow, new data from the NHS shows.
Analysis by John Roberts of the Covid Actuaries group, set up in response to the pandemic, showed hospital admissions had stopped falling after a period of decline.
Figures on Tuesday showed weekly admissions increased by 4 per cent across England as of 5 June and were up by 33 per cent in the North East and Yorkshire.
When asked if the UK was heading into another wave, Mr Roberts told The Independent: “Yes we could be but...how big that wave and how serious it will be in terms of admissions and deaths is very, very difficult to judge at this stage.”
Elsewhere, nearly 3 million people in Shanghai are set to be plunged into another draconian lockdown as Covid cases rise.
Minhang, in central Shanghai, will be the subject of a "closed management" order on Saturday morning.
