Support bubbles SAVED: Matt Hancock rules out banning ‘very important’ Covid lifeline

Matt Hancock discusses coronavirus risk to those in their 60s

Speaking at the daily coronavirus press conference from Downing Street, Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed support bubbles and childcare bubbles will not be removed even if stricter restrictions are introduced to stop the spreading of the deadly virus in the UK. He said: “I can rule out removing the bubbles that we have in place. The childcare bubbles, the support bubbles are very important and we’re going to keep them.

“I know how important they are to people and they’re an important part of the system that we’ve got to support people whilst also having these tough measures that are necessary.

“The bubbles are there for individual specific people.

“If you bubble with someone, that is the person you bubble with, you can’t keep moving bubbles, it’s very important.”

Earlier on Monday, Boris Johnson has warned that tougher lockdown measures may be needed as he announced that around 2.4 million vaccines for Covid-19 have now been put in people’s arms.

The Prime Minister stressed “now is the moment for maximum vigilance” amid increasing calls for tougher lockdown restrictions as case rates soar in several parts of the country.

During a visit to a vaccine centre in Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, the Prime Minister said: “We’re going to keep the rules under constant review.

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“Where we have to tighten them, we will.

“We have rules in place already which, if they are properly followed, we believe can make a huge, huge difference.

“It’s now that people need to focus… when they’re out shopping, whether they’re buying cups of coffee in the park or whatever it happens to be, they need to think about spreading the disease.”

Mr Johnson said that “more important than us just pushing out new rules”, people should follow existing guidance.

“In supermarkets, people need to be keeping their distance, making sure that they’re wearing masks, doing the right thing.

“We need to enforce the rules in supermarkets. When people are getting takeaway drinks, in cafes, then they need to avoid spreading the disease there, avoid mingling too much.

“Now is the moment for maximum vigilance, maximum observance of the rules.

“Of course, if we feel that things are not being properly observed then we may have to do more.”

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