England will be entering ‘uncharted territory’ in its scrapping of restrictions, says health secretary

England will be entering “uncharted territory” in its wholesale scrapping of Covid lockdown rules and infection numbers could easily rise above 100,000 a day over the summer, the health secretary has said.

With Labour demanding that the widely expected reopening on 19 July is balanced with mitigation measures, Sajid Javid defended the approach set out by Boris Johnson on Monday evening, but acknowledged considerable uncertainty.

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