ready to introduce further restrictions at pace. what we're trying to balance this against is the fact that the vaccines have changed the rules of the game. with most days now bringing record numbers of infections, as the virus spreads rapidly amongst us, the health secretary in england has warned of a big increase in hospitalisations this month, which is likely to test the limits of the nhs. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. well, due to the holiday period, the government's latest coronavirus figures aren't complete, but there were a record 162,572 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period in england alone, and 154 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. the funeral service for archbishop desmond tutu has taken place in cape town. he was a key figure in south africa's anti—apartheid movement