(ANSA) - ROME, OCTOBER 24 - The UK government would prepare for a new squeeze against Covid-19 in the winter and does not even rule out the hypothesis of launching the vaccination pass obligation: this is what the Observer writes , the Sunday of the Guardian, which speaks of alarming "new data" that pave the way for a 'Plan B', after the end of the restrictions in July and the recent, dizzying surge in contagions (and even in deaths).
The newspaper said the UK Health Security Agency (Ukhsa) is consulting local governments to take their pulse on the possibility of an "immediate implementation of the plan for the winter" to cope with the growing pressure on the NHS, the public health service. In particular, there is concern about the concomitance of the Delta variant and sub-variants of the coronavirus and other respiratory diseases, such as the flu and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can also have serious consequences for children and the elderly.
So far, the government of Boris Johnson - which in recent journalists inviting the population to take the third dose of divaccino - has been reluctant to apply new rules, despite the opinion of experts and the difficulties of the health service.
Above all, Whitehall dislikes the imposition of vaccine passports to enter crowded venues and large enclosed gatherings and masks in some situations.
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