the uk government is that vaccines are making the difference. we have among the highest level of covid immunisation in the world and although delta variant cases are rising, the wall of immunity that has been built up among the vulnerable is for the most part holding firm. if we look at covid related deaths, there are now averaging about 18 a day across the uk. in mid december, when we had the same number of daily covid cases, it was more than 400 covid deaths a day. professor chris whitty said there was a mix of scientific opinion on when the remaining restrictions should be eased, but he favoured doing it in the summer because if you wait until more adults are fully immunised, that will be in the autumn, when schools are back, we will be into the flu season and the nhs will be under more pressure. but he also warned that the coming winter will be very
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might be worthwhile in the long run for us. bolton, which was the area worst hit by the new variant, is now seeing a decline in cases and more importantly a fall in the number of covid hospital patients, which thankfully remained far lower than in previous peaks. in england, booking will open this week for the under 30s to get their first dose of vaccine. public support for covid immunisation remains very high in the uk. and with 27 million people now fully immunised, many of those will be wondering when legal restrictions on their freedoms to meet and travel will finally be lifted. fergus walsh, bbc news. turkey s president recep tayyip erdogan has pledged to clean up a thick layer of slimy sludge that s threatening the sea of marmara. it s blanketing harbours, shorelines and the sea bed, as courtney bembridge reports.