England curbs only as ‘last resort’: govt

LONDON: Britain’s health minister insisted reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be “an absolute last resort” and that the country must “try to live with Covid”.

The country is among those in Europe hardest hit by the pandemic, registering nearly 149,000 deaths. It counted almost 163,000 new cases on Saturday, a slight dip after days of unprecedented daily tallies.

Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have all rolled out new rules since Christmas.