Matt Hancock insists lockdown easing is 'appropriate' despite scientists' growing concerns over Indian variant
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox 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 the road map but people need to be cautious and careful,” he said. “And anyway we’re moving the balance more towards people taking personal responsibility and trying to get away from some of the more intrusive ones that we’ve had to have in place.”
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