NHS bosses have warned the UK Government needs to bring back two covid rules to avoid a "brutal" Easter.
The NHS Confederation urged ministers to reinvigorate its public information campaign on Covid-19, including a renewed focus on mask wearing and limiting indoor mixing. The membership body, which represents healthcare organisations, warned that very high rates of Covid-19 infections are having a "major impact" on the health service, which is facing pressures as they would in a "bad winter" well into spring.
However, Downing Street has today rejected the call, and said there is "no change" to its living with covid plan. A No 10 spokeswoman said: "Thanks to a combination of vaccination and treatment and our better understanding of the virus we are now able to manage it as we do with other respiratory infections, so that remains the case with our approach. But obviously we continue to monitor any changes in the behaviour of the virus."
