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Priti Patel says 'too early' to discuss lifting lockdown amid warning restrictions could be in force next winter

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direct to your inbox Priti Patel has said it is too early to discuss easing the coronavirus restrictions. Asked whether mid-February remained the target for lifting some measures, she said that remained the aim for targeting those in the top four priority groups but that it was "no time to speak about" relaxations when the NHS was under such current strain.Ms Patel added: "Quite frankly, when I look at the incredible work that is taking place in the NHS right now, when we still see hospitalisation figures now standing at over 38,000 people, with the number of people still dying with coronavirus, with the number of hospital admissions increasing, this is no time to speak about the relaxation of measures and we’re not going to do that.

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