UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say

Another wave of Covid appears to be under way, driven by waning immunity and new variants, one expert has said. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

The UK is nearly “flying blind” when it comes to Covid this autumn, experts have said, amid an increase in cases.

While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to track some metrics of Covid, including hospitalisation numbers, many of the community surveillance studies tracking infection levels have finished.