Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today on the current Covid situation.
The Prime Minister will lead the press conference joined by England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty and chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
It comes as data continues to trickle in from the festive season, when England had lighter curbs than Scotland and Wales, the Mirror reports.
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Cases have continued to rise across the country, with around six hospitals declaring critical incidents due to the rise in admissions.
It has been reported that Mr Johnson will be briefed on the latest data today and will hold a Cabinet meeting on Covid rules as England’s restrictions face an official review tomorrow.
He or Health Secretary Sajid Javid will then formally update MPs at around 4pm tomorrow, the day England’s Covid rules are officially reviewed.
Mr Johnson will hold the first PMQs since Christmas at the later time of 3pm tomorrow.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “At the moment we don’t see any data to suggest that further restrictions would be the right approach, given we know it is important to strike the right balance between protecting lives and livelihoods.
“There are significant mitigations in place for our NHS to help them in what’s going to be a very challenging winter.”
The “public should be under no doubt” that it “will be a difficult time for our NHS”.
The spokesman added: “We believe this is the right course, asking people to work from home, the use of the Covid pass and of course, most importantly, the booster programme.”
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