Living with Covid-19 Debate

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Living with Covid-19

Theresa Villiers Excerpts
Monday 21st February 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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As I said earlier, the rate of infections is falling and so are hospitalisations.

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)
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One of the cruellest aspects of the pandemic has been that many people have been unable to visit their sick or even dying relatives in hospital. Visiting has still been very difficult even with the improvement in the covid situation. Will the Prime Minister make sure that this is the day when NHS visiting requirements in our hospitals go back to normal? That is the humane and compassionate thing to do.

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I know that my right hon. Friend speaks for millions of people around the country. I can tell her that many, many restrictions have already been lifted, and they will continue to be lifted.