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Matt Hancock says India strain may 'spread like wildfire' without jabs as lockdown decision looms
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mirror.co.ukMatt Hancock has warned that the Indian Covid variant could "spread like wildfire" amongst the unvaccinated as he refused to rule out local lockdowns.
The Health Secretary said there was a "high degree of confidence" that the jab works against the new strain as he urged people to get the vaccine.
But he would not rule out taking tougher measures if necessary - and said no decision would be taken about lifting final restrictions until June 14.
Mr Hancock told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday: "We'll make a final decision for the step four, which is the biggest step on the roadmap, we will make that final decision on June 14. "We've always said we want this to be cautious.
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