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Plans being made for potential 'firebreak lockdown' in coming weeks if Covid-19 hospital admissions continue to rise

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Plans are being made for a potential ‘firebreak’ lockdown next month, according to a senior government scientist.

An official is warning that the UK is heading for an ‘extended peak’ of Covid-19 hospital cases, which could ‘push the NHS to the brink of collapse’, reports the i.

The official is a member of the government’s scientific advisory group for emergencies — commonly referred to as Sage. READ MORE: Main road closed as bus bursts into flames They told the i that ‘hospitalisations are on a path to match the levels seen at the end of October last year’ — which is when the country entered a month-long autumn lockdown.

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