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UK medical chief urges government to consider returning some COVID-19 measures

London, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The head of the UK National Health Service (NHS) Confederation, Matthew Taylor, said on Wednesday that the government should reintroduce some anti-Covid-19 measures such as mandatory mask wearing in crowded places, work from home and a ban on unnecessary indoor gatherings as hospitals are on the edge of being overwhelmed ahead of winter.
"The question is, is it better to act early or do we wait for things to get worse and possibly risk having to take more severe measures," Taylor told Sky News broadcaster.
The medical chief said that all health leaders he has spoken to told him that their hospitals are "right on the edge" following a steady increase in coronavirus cases and deaths over the last few weeks.
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