Covid cases could soon hit 100,000 a day but ministers resist using Plan B | ITV News
The UK could soon be recording 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, the health secretary has warned, but the government is resisting pressure to implement its Plan B response in England. Sajid Javid encouraged people to get vaccinated in order to protect the under pressure NHS, which he said is taking on up to 1,000 new coronavirus patients into its hospitals each day. Covid deaths "remain mercifully low", he said, "but they are sadly still over 100 a day". Read more: https://bit.ly/3G6cxuT • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/