Boris Johnson says he will not rule out ‘plan B’ of vaccine passports, masks and homeworking – as it happened
by Andrew Sparrow from on (#5PJ7T)
Prime minister sets out more details of government winter plans after announcement of plan A' booster jabs
- Bring in measures soon or risk 7,000 daily hospitalisations, Sage warns
- Vallance advises PM to go early' if new Covid restrictions needed
- Summary of Boris Johnson's press conference
- Mandatory masks could return this winter, says Sajid Javid
- Nightclubs urged to make contingency plans for using Covid passports
- Covid booster jab to be offered to those at most risk and over-50s in UK
- Tory MPs urge PM to rethink troubling' plan to vaccinate teenagers
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And on the subject of hospital admissions, the latest figures on today's UK Covid dashboard shows them up 5% week on week.
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