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16.05.2021 - 11:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has insisted it is “appropriate” to continue with the major easing of restrictions in England on Monday despite growing concerns over the Indian variant.
He told Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday if the increase in transmissibility is lower “there will be almost no impact on our road map and the future number of cases”.
“And we just don’t know, so that’s why it’s appropriate to continue down
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vaccines as the strain continues to spread across the United Kingdom. The five mentioned by the UK Health Secretary are in the Bolton area of England, however it comes after the Daily Record revealed on Saturday that six people in Scotland are in hospital with the variant despite being inoculated.
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