Wearing masks in crowded spaces and limiting mixing indoors are some of the Covid rules the UK needs to bring back to avoid a "brutal" Easter, an NHS chief has warned.
The NHS Confederation has accused the Government of "abandoning any interest in Covid whatsoever" and says hospitals are set to deal with a "brutal Easter as bad as any winter'".
Last week Covid cases hit the highest since February 2021 at 20,331 infections.