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The UK Government has come under growing pressure to act to curb a sharp rise in Covid cases.

As infections surged past the 50,000 mark on Thursday, senior health leaders warned tighter restrictions would be needed to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.

Ministers have not yet enacted “Plan B” contingency measures – including work from home guidance, mandatory masks and vaccine passports–even as hospital admissions showed a steady rise week-on-week.

The measures would bring the UK in line with the rest of Western Europe, which has seen comparatively low infection rates.

Using data from Statista, the Evening Standard compared infection rates and Covid policy in countries across Europe to find out just how serious the situation in Britain is.

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