The UK government has rejected calls for COVID-19 restrictions to be reintroduced, saying that the number of hospital admissions and deaths are much lower than at the beginning of this year. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the whole health care system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday urged the government to implement the so-called “Plan B,” a backup strategy that involves measures such as vaccine passports and mandatory face coverings in public places. “It is time for the government to enact Plan B of its strategy without delay because without preemptive action, we risk stumbling into a winter crisis,” he said. “Also, health leaders need to understand what a ‘Plan C’ would entail if these measures are insufficient.” But Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told “BBC Breakfast” on Wednesday that the return to normal life had been “very hard won” and the government does …