Six-figure UK daily Covid cases for first time ever as PM faces calls for strategy
The previous record number of cases, was the 93,045 seen last Friday. Highest number of infections seen during last winter’s wave was 68,053.
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Circuit-breaker lockdown after Christmas would be too late, expert warns
“Now, you could have it after Christmas, the problem is after Christmas it’s probably too late, it’s probably by then we will have had a huge surge of infections with all the impact upon society."
No nightclub parties on New Year’s Eve, Mark Drakeford says
The First Minister has tightened Covid restrictions in Wales in anticipation of an Omicron wave.
More than 1 million Brits to spend Christmas in Omicron isolation
Supply chain issues and staff shortages are likely as Omicron spreads out of control.
UK runs out of lateral flow test kits – as testing rules change
One person said on Twitter: “Tried to order a lateral flow test kit and the NHS site says they have no more! What’s going on!”
Three doses of Pfizer vaccine ‘neutralises’ Omicron, tests show
A new vaccine designed specifically for Omicron could be delivered by March 2022, Pfizer/BioNTech said.
Dead cat? Johnson to announce Plan B imminently, reports suggest
A work from home order and vaccine passports will be announced on Wednesday, it has been reported.
Americans who voted for Trump far more likely to die of Covid
The most heavily Republican parts of the country had death rates six times higher than the bluest counties.
Nigeria accuses UK of ‘travel apartheid’ over red-listing
Nigeria's high commissioner in London said the UK's travel ban was "wrong" and "panicky".