hospitals in wales, scotland and northern ireland have all been facing similar pressures, as this winter wave of the pandemic passes and more people seek treatment. jim reed, bbc news. 0ur health correspondent, nick triggle, says there is also concern in the nhs about the government s decision to end all covid restrictions a month earlier than planned. a lot of the experts have been expressing concern and surprise that move. 0ne called it either brave or stupid. the theory is that it could push up the impact on rates. the number of infections we are seeing are still very high. the government surveillance programme estimated one in 19 people in england was positive last week, although hospital cases are still falling. 0ne last week, although hospital cases are still falling. one of the fears is it could leave people feeling under pressure to return to work, for example, before they are recovered and perhaps when they are