The health secretary has admitted England’s tier system is not working effectively to reduce spiralling Covid-19 infection rates.
Matt Hancock warned the system is ‘no longer strong enough’ and ‘we have some very difficult weeks ahead’, after refusing to rule out a third national lockdown.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘There are Tier three areas of the country where the virus is clearly spreading and increasing, and in fact some of those areas are where it is increasing the fastest.
‘And we have moved incredibly fast to take action when necessary, including on Boxing Day, so we don’t shy away from those decisions, difficult as they are, because they can be necessary for the control of the virus.’
Mr Hancock went on: ‘We have shown that we are prepared to move incredibly quickly, within 24 hours if we think that is necessary, and we keep these things under review all the time.
‘We look at the data on a daily basis and we can see at the moment that there are significant rises, especially, as I say, in the areas that are still in Tier three.’
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