Covid: Are cases about to plummet without Plan B?

Covid: Are cases about to plummet without Plan B? Rising Covid cases have been putting both the NHS and ministers under huge pressure.

But could this be about to change - and change quite dramatically?

It is dangerous to read too much into a few days of data - especially given the way infection levels in the south-west of England have been skewed by the lab test failings. But the recent rise that has caused so much concern does appear to have slowed and maybe is starting to drop in England. BBC News

See also: 

• Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness BBC News
• WHO says up to 180,000 health care workers globally have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began The Daily Mail
• UK's daily Covid cases FALL for second day in a row to 45,113 and deaths drop 16% The Daily Mail
• Sajid Javid admits he is 'leaning towards' making Covid vaccines compulsory for all NHS staff The Daily Mail
• Compulsory Covid jab for NHS staff could ramp up vaccine uptake, says Javid – video The Guardian
• Vaccine passports could fuel spread of Covid, says leaked government report The Independent
• Top five Covid hotspots revealed as cases rise by nearly 37,000 The Independent
• Covid cases to fall this winter even without restrictions, expert says The Independent
• Covid ‘more likely’ to cause neurological issues than vaccines The Independent