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The government has been accused of letting Covid-19 “rip” through the nation, leading to soaring cases and high numbers of people in self-isolation, after ministers decided to lift legal restrictions earlier this month.
Chaang Nagpaul, chairman of the British Medical Association council, said the current public health plan was not working and ministers needed to consider an “urgent rethink” of their strategy.
“This is not a problem about excessive pinging of the NHS app, but is a direct result of a lack of effective measures by government that is allowing the virus to let rip throughout the nation,” Dr Nagpaul said.
Within hours, official figures showed coronavirus rates among people in private households in England were at their highest level since January, with one in 75 people infected.
A minister has warned that there would be no self-isolation exemption for double-jabbed workers in hospitality or retail ahead of 16 August, as businesses called for an early…
