Britain must learn to live with Covid-19, it could be with us forever: Health minister

I think we are leading Europe in the transition from pandemic to endemic.

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By Reuters

Published: Thu 20 Jan 2022, 11:41 AM

Last updated: Thu 20 Jan 2022, 12:11 PM

Britain must learn to live with Covid-19 as it may be with us forever, health minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday, adding that Britain was moving ahead of other countries as the government lifted coronavirus measures.

"We need to learn to live with it. Sadly people die of flu as well: in a bad flu year you can sadly lose about 20,000 lives, but we don't shut down our entire country," Javid told Sky News.

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"Covid is not going away. It's going to be with us for many, many years, perhaps forever, and we have to learn to live with it... I think we are leading Europe in the transition from pandemic to endemic and we're leading the way in showing the world how you can live with Covid."

Reuters

Published: Thu 20 Jan 2022, 11:41 AM

Last updated: Thu 20 Jan 2022, 12:11 PM

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