Sir Patrick Vallance said more cases translates potentially to more hospitalisations and deaths, an increase in Long Covid, more variants, more people having to isolate and the testing process becoming overstretched. Have you suffered from Long Covid? Contact us with your story on webnews@mirror.co.ukHe said: "The risks of high prevalence, high numbers of cases, are really four major risks. "The second is, of course, there will be an increased risk of long term complications, so-called Long Covid. Sir Patrick reiterated these are "four strong reasons for worrying about high infection rates" before adding another.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2021 17:55 UTC