scientists advising the uk government on coronavirus say more stringent restrictions will need to be implemented very soon in england if ministers want to prevent hospital admissions reaching three thousand per day. the comments are included in leaked minutes from a meeting of the scientific advisory group for emergencies, or sage. the government s cobra committee will meet this weekend, to discuss the spread of the omicron variant. professor neil ferguson who sits on the group told bbc radio 4 that the situation looks precarious. the epidemic of omicron is in london, very obviously now, but it is not obvious in every region, so we think omicron is doubling in case numbers every three days or so at the moment and that will become more apparent across the entire country in the coming week. the thing we are most anxiously looking at and analysing is what is happening to hospitalisation numbers, because that is really the key
is the health care system deals with an influx of covid patients, routing care and all but urgent operations have been postponed. dutch ministers are meeting health advisers on saturday after they recommended that the country go into a strict lockdown. lucy grey, bbc news. covid case numbers are also rising sharply across large parts of the united states, with new york reporting its highest daily number of new infections. there ve been long queues at testing centres in the city, and some broadway shows have been cancelled. unveiling a raft of new measures to try and control the spread the outgoing mayor of new york bill de blasio explained the situation now facing new yorkers. it is clear that the omicron variant is here, in new york city, in full force and we are announcing a series of measures to address the situation. obviously we knew omicron was here and we knew it was going to be more of a presence in our city. it is now quite clear that it is.
based in paris. welcome. thank you forjoining us. can you give us the latest picture of the spread in france and the impact it is having? impact it is having? well, the situation is impact it is having? well, the situation is really impact it is having? well, the situation is really bad. - impact it is having? well, the situation is really bad. we - impact it is having? well, the i situation is really bad. we have little omicron from the time being, but a lot of delta and we are in the middle of a fifth wave with 50,000 cases diagnosed every day, increasing numbers arriving in hospital every day, an increasing number arriving in intensive care and we have begun transferring patients from marseille to brittany, thatis patients from marseille to brittany, that is a long travel for people in intensive care. the hospitals are already submerged in some parts of france and the situation is really not good. france and the situation is really not aood. ., , france and the situation is rea
inspect everybody s vaccination certificates. i don t think we live in a country where that sort of thing is acceptable, nor do we want to see it. up to 70 conservatives may rebel against the government, arguing that these restrictions go too far. these votes will be judged as a test of borisjohnson s authority over his party too. a beleaguered prime minister who may well need labour mps to get his policy through. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. we rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. morning. this is a significant day for the prime minister. latte morning. this is a significant day for the prime minister. for the prime minister. we have soken for the prime minister. we have spoken to for the prime minister. we have spoken to one for the prime minister. we have spoken to one of for the prime minister. we have spoken to one of those - for the prime minister. we have spoken to one of those tory i for the prime minister. we have i spoken to one of thos
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