in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk health secretary sajid javid has said that ministers are discussing the latest coronavirus data almost hourly with scientific advisers, and said the government will do what is necessary when asked about possible further measures. omicron continues to spread across the uk and is thought to now be the dominant variant in england and scotland, replacing delta. government advisers have been calling for further restrictions to be brought in to help restrict the spread. sajid javid said that it is time to be cautious about social interactions and was asked on the andrew marr show if he could rule out further
of coronavirus by tomorrow. nicola sturgeon has confirmed that restrictions designed to curb the spread of coronavirus, which will affect shops and hospitality venues in scotland, will come into force tomorrow. rules on physical distancing and the management of queueing in shops will be reintroduced. infections climbing fast, warnings that too much socialising now could ruin the festive break. ..it s beginning to feel a lot like last christmas. dominic hughes, bbc news. with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson. nearly 90,000 daily cases, and these numbers arejust zooming nearly 90,000 daily cases, and these numbers are just zooming out, aren t they? numbers are “ust zooming out, aren t the ? , . , numbers are ust zooming out, aren t the ? , . , ., numbers are ust zooming out, aren t the ? , . numbers are ust zooming out, aren t the? ,., they? they really are. but it s not a particular they? they really are. but it s not a particular surprise they? they really ar
include that from monday, people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, facemasks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. but the anger over the party last year and the apparent mocking of it by some government advisers has led many mps to question the prime ministers credibility. laura kuenssberg reports. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof which has sickened some of the public and what he reckons needs to happen now to push back the virus. the danger tonight is the fiasco of problem one which makes problem two much harder to solve. with the variant spreading at lightning speed,
cannot see an end to it. usually the end of winter we cannot see an end to it. usually the end of winter we would cannot see an end to it. usually the end of winter we would look - cannot see an end to it. usually the | end of winter we would look forward to, but nobody knows if that is actually going to happen this time. right across the nhs, there are more patients and they are circa because so many who needed treatment did not get it during the previous waves of the pandemic and, like many patients with chronic conditions, dawn, who has crohn s disease, has been forced to come to this a&e because her specialist clinic in a different area is still closed. crohn s clinics at the royal victoria hospital are still open. 50 clinics at the royal victoria hospital are still open. so many other people hospital are still open. so many other people have hospital are still open. so many other people have got hospital are still open. so many other people have got so - hospital are sti
the new restrictions include that. from monday, people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, facemasks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. that includes theatres, cinemas, and restaurants. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. but the anger over the party last year and the apparent mocking of it by some government advisers has led many mps to question the prime ministers credibility. laura kuenssberg reports. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof which has sickened some of the public and what he reckons needs to happen now to push back the virus. the danger tonight is the fiasco of problem one which makes problem two much harder to solve. with the variant spreading at lightning speed,