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UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with Covid-19 cases high and rising, hospitals on the edge

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Britain's government on Wednesday rejected calls to trigger "Plan B" measures to limit spiralling Covid infection rates, even as it warned that cases could reach as many 100,000 a day over the winter months. Healthcare leaders have urged the government to reinstate some restrictions to prevent the close-contact spread of the coronavirus, including the wearing of masks indoors, to ease pressure on hospitals.

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