The current surge in Covid cases across Britain will likely continue until the autumn and the Jubilee bank holiday weekend may have contributed to the spike, an expert has warned.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) up to June 2 indicates England and Northern Ireland are starting to see a significant rise in cases.
The new wave is being driven by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which appear more highly transmissible than the current dominant BA.2 strain.
