Winter pressures may slow England's exit from lockdown, a senior Government medic has suggested. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries warned "we are not out of this by a very long way" as she faced questions on when restrictions could be eased.
Speaking at the Downing Street press conference, she said infection rates, the vaccine rollout and increased admissions due to the cold weather were issues that medics were "juggling".
Her comments came as Health Secretary Matt Hancock repeated previous warnings that lockdown would only be eased once death rates and hospitalisations had fallen, the new variants were under control, and the vaccine rollout was working successfully.
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