LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The risks for Britons without
COVID-19 vaccinations were extraordinarily high if people don't
follow the current lockdown rules, England's Chief Medical
Officer Chris Whitty said on Tuesday, adding that the risks will
not disappear in the spring.
"If people don't take the 'stay at home' seriously, the risk
at this point in time, in the middle of winter with this new
variant, is extraordinarily high," Whitty said.
"We shouldn't kid ourselves ... this just disappears with
spring."
(Reporting by Alistair Smout, writing by William James)