welcome to newsday reporting live from singapore i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. record figures for new covid infections in the uk more than 78 thousand cases reported in the past 24 hours. the doubling rate of omicron in some regions is now down to less then two days. and i m afraid we re also saying the inevitable increase in hospitalisations. seeing the destruction for himself president biden goes to kentucky and winesses the devastation caused by deadly tornadoes. the scope and scale of this destruction is almost beyond belief. i mean, look around here, it s almost beyond
and also in terms of what percentage of cases now are made up of omicron, you could see that the doubling rate, people keep talking about how quickly it is doubling, and in the united states overall it went from .4% to 3% over a couple of weeks in certain pockets of the country like newark, new jersey, went from 2% to 13%. so i think that is what is fuelling the concerns, just how contagious this is. it is likely everyone will get exposed to this at some point. at least right now, dr. offit, omicron cases seem to be more mild but could this variant actually pose a greater risk for the elderly, for example, for nose who are immunocompromised, for a young 4-year-olds for example, young children who are not vaccinated yet, not eligible to be vaccinated, unvaccinated kids given that it spreads so much more quickly and easily than the delta variant? yes, i mean, the cdc estimated today that the
do we have in hospital release. how many omicron patients do we have in hospital as release. how many omicron patients do we have in hospital as of- release. how many omicron patients do we have in hospital as of today i do we have in hospital as of today or yesterday? 15. do we have in hospital as of today or yesterday? do we have in hospital as of today or yesterday? 15, however, we are constantly or yesterday? 15, however, we are constantly working or yesterday? 15, however, we are constantly working on or yesterday? 15, however, we are constantly working on data - or yesterday? 15, however, we are constantly working on data linkage to improve constantly working on data linkage to improve that. constantly working on data linkage to improve that, and constantly working on data linkage to improve that, and we constantly working on data linkage to improve that, and we will- constantly working on data linkage i to improve that, and we will release new numbers to imp
hello, you re watching bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: the 0micron variant fuels a record high of daily covid cases in the uk, with a warning of staggering numbers to come. the doubling rate of 0micron some regions is now down the doubling rate of 0micron in some regions is now down to less than two days and i m afraid we are also seeing the inevitable increase in hospitalisations. seeing the destruction for himself president biden goes to kentucky and witnesses the devastation caused by deadly tornadoes. when you look around here, it is just almost beyond belief. these tornadoes devoured everything in their path. a stunning rescue in hong kong more than 100 people trapped on the roof of a burning building.
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. more than 78 thousand new cases were reported in the past 2a hours as the growth rate of the new variant rises. the doubling rate of omicron as now down to less than two days. i m afraid we are also seeing the inevitable increase in hospitalisations. president biden goes to kentucky to see the devastation caused by this weekend s tornadoes. the scope and scale of this destruction is almost beyond belief. look around here, it s