The UK's rise in Covid-19 cases has been described as "extremely worrying" by an expert, who says the spread of two strains, lack of testing and waning efficacy of vaccines has led to the spike.
Professor Denis Kinane, a world-leading immunologist and founder of Cignpost Diagnostics, says mandatory face masks must be reintroduced and has urged people to be careful when out in public, as the "troubling" increase of Covid-19 cases in summer is just the precursor to the "traditional autumn surge". He says that infection rates are fast approaching 350,000 a day
Professer Kinane added that the two of the most prevalent strains of the virus, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, are able to re-infect those who have already had Covid and those who are have received all of their vaccinations because of immune escape - meaning they have been able to overcome immunity developed to protect against other strains.
