Covid fifth wave: Hospitals bring back masks on wards just weeks after rules relaxed Hospitals are bringing back requirements for masks on wards just weeks after rules were relaxed as Covid rates spike, The Independent can reveal.
Experts have warned of a surge in cases, believed to be the fifth wave, with one in 40 people in the UK testing positive for the virus.
Meanwhile, latest NHS data shows more than 8,000 Covid-positive patients on wards following a warning of a “deleterious” impact on hospital waiting times.
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- Yes, the number of Covid cases in the UK is rising – but that is no cause for alarm Matt Hancock The Guardian
- How Long Until Covid Cases Start To Go Down Again? Huffington Post UK
- Covid infection rates in UK approach record high amid wave of cases after Glastonbury The Independent
- Will there be another lockdown? Why rising Covid cases in the UK are unlikely to spark new restrictions iNews
- COVID infections rise in 110 countries as WHO's director general warns pandemic is far from over Sky News
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