NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor has urged the government to bring back certain measures, including mandatory face coverings in public places.
Mr Taylor said the NHS is now preparing for what could be"the most challenging winter on record", and encouraged Britons to support the health service by"behaving in ways that will keep themselves and others safe".
Professor Neil Ferguson - a leading member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies - said yesterday that he thinks Plan B could be implemented in England this winter, but a return to the type of lockdown seen back in January is unlikely.The UK now has one of the highest weekly rates of new reported cases in the world, and vaccination rates have fallen behind other European countries.
While the weekly rate of new reported cases stands at 24 per 100,000 people in Spain and 48 per 100,000 people in France, this figure currently stands at 463 per 100,000 people in the UK.a new mutation of the Delta variantThe UK Health Security Agency warned this variant is now making up 6% of new cases and could be up to 10% more transmissible.
He told Sky News"nobody" appears to be wearing masks inside anymore, adding he doubts people are doing lateral flow tests.
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