Matt Hancock confirmed the NHS is considering plans to discharge patients into hotels as hospitals become swamped with COVID patients.

The Health Secretary said it was "impossible to know" how long lockdown restrictions might last.

Mr Hancock said the government would "look at all options" to relieve pressures on the NHS, with more than 35,000 coronavirus patients currently in hospitals across the UK.

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