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Rules on care home visits could be relaxed to allow people to hold hands with relatives before they have received their second vaccine dose, the health minister has indicated.
With a 12-week delay between the first and second doses, Helen Whately said: “I want us to open up sooner than that”, suggesting that some of the restrictions could be eased in the coming months.
Related: English care home rules could ease before second Covid jabs, says minister
Here is a clip of health minister Helen Whately on Good Morning Britain earlier:
‘We need to be patient.’
Following the news that Covid infections have fallen, Care Minister @Helen_Whately says there are still over 20,000 people in hospital with Covid so easing lockdown measures needs to be taken ‘step by step.’
Watch GMB https://t.co/yyUUJmzswF pic.twitter.com/xNu0urjkOO
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