Back on the Covid wards: How is the NHS coping now?

Back on the Covid wards: How is the NHS coping now? Plan B Covid restrictions in England are due to be lifted later this week, in a move the government hopes will gradually see the country move beyond the pandemic.

The World Health Organization's special envoy on Covid-19, has said that "light is at the end of the tunnel" for the UK.

But British officials remain cautious because of the high number of unvaccinated people, estimated to be around five million. BBC News

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