As cases rise the government has taken a gamble - it's #NotTooMuchToMask to protect ourselves and others

Responding the latest Downing Street press conference,  Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The NHS is under intense and increasing pressure where it feels like winter in summer, not just in hospitals but across primary care, mental health, in ambulances and in the community services.

“The government has taken the decision to lift all COVID-19 restrictions, but it is a gamble and with nearly 50,000 cases and rising, and with some predicting that we could reach 200,000 a day later in the summer, caution has to be key.

“We all want to be able to enjoy more freedoms, but with over a third of young adults not yet vaccinated at all, we also need to do all we can to protect other ourselves and others from catching or passing on coronavirus, which is why we've had such a positive response to our new campaign, after all it’s #NotTooMuchToMask.”