Sajid Javid has said that there are "no guarantees" that further coronavirus restrictions won't be imposed before Christmas.

He told the Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning that it was "time to be more cautious".

When asked whether he could rule out further Covid-19 restrictions before Christmas, the Health Secretary said: "We are assessing the situation, it's very fast-moving. We've seen with omicron there's a lot that we still don't know about omicron.

"That's the truth of the matter. The reality is there's a lot of uncertainty."

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