Updated: 2:10, 16 Jul 2021
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ENGLAND could be plunged back into lockdown within five weeks as Covid cases surge during the third wave, Chris Whitty has warned.
The chief medical officer says coronavirus hospitalisations are doubling about every three weeks and could hit quite scary numbers .
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Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has warned a new lockdown could be called if Covid cases continue to surgeCredit: Reuters
His stark warning comes days before July 19 s Freedom Day and the final step in Boris Johnson s roadmap out of Covid curbs.
But top doc Prof Whitty said the country is not out of the woods yet as cases rocketed to the highest level in six months.
UK s top medic warns of scary COVID numbers in hospital
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Coronavirus: U K s top medic warns outlook is quite scary
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