but in the meantime, - the thing we ve got to do, as responsible members of the public, is follow . the guidance, try to stop- transmission as much as we can and get boosted. there is some evidence that cases in young adults might be flattening off, but the worry now is that older adults are becoming infected, adding even more to the strain in the nhs. that s why government advisers are warning that hospital admissions could be going up for quite some time. jon donnison, bbc news. well, as we heard, the government is looking at removing the requirement for people in england who test positive for covid on a lateral flow device, but don t have symptoms, to get a follow up pcr test. here s the health minister gillian keegan speaking to bbc breakfast this morning. well, as i say, i don t have any official news on that. but i know the teams are looking at testing and testing regimes. as i say, we have introduced so many lateral flow tests now that, you know, people are.
but the worry now is that older adults are becoming infected adding even more to the strain on the nhs. that is why government advisers are warning that hospital admissions could be going up for quite some time. let s get some of the day s other news. ajudge in new york is considering whether to dismiss a civil case accusing prince andrew of sexual assault. he s said he ll reveal his decision pretty soon . lawyers for the prince argued that a previous half a million dollar settlement between his accuser virginia giuffre and his formerfriend, the disgraced financer jeffrey epstein, barred her from bringing the civil case. prince andrew has consistently denied all the allegations. south korea has reported the launch of what it called an unspecified projectile from north korea s east coast. the launch is the first of the new year for pyongyang. at a meeting of the north s ruling party last week, its leader kim jong un vowed to continue to build up north korea s military
of more restrictions at the moment, but he admits the next few weeks will be hard. there will be a difficult period for our wonderful nhs for the next few weeks because of omicron. i just think that we have to get through it as best as we possibly can. we will give the nhs all the support that we can. but in the meantime, the thing we ve got to do as responsible members of the public is follow the guidance, try to stop transmission as much as we can and get boosted. there is some evidence that cases in young adults might be flattening off, but the worry now is that older adults are becoming infected, adding even more to the strain in the nhs. that s why government advisers are warning that hospital admissions could be going up for quite some time. jon donnison, bbc news. let s talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.
up the impact on the economy, looking at the possibility that there is just how your immunity now because of the success of the booster programme. there is the argument that, by imposing restrictions, you just push the problem further out into the spring. but the other side of the argument is, if you are going to take action to try to bring the peak down, to give more time, then you need to act sooner and harder than you would otherwise like to do. that is the view of government advisers. hugh, many thanrs- 2a hours to save businesses from a christmas crisis. that s the stark warning from two of the biggest names in the restaurant and pub industry to the government tonight, as cancellations decimate festive takings. hospitality is not the only industry struggling. gyms, hairdressers, theatres and hoteliers have all added their voices to the call for financial support from the chancellor. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to stockport to find out how firms are
for our wonderful nhs for the next few weeks because of 0micron. i just think that we have to get through it as best as we possibly can. we will give the nhs all the support that we can. but in the meantime, the thing we ve got to do as responsible members of the public is follow the guidance, try to stop transmission as much as we can and get boosted. there is some evidence that cases in young adults might be flattening off, but the worry now is that older adults are becoming infected, adding even more to the strain in the nhs. that s why government advisers are warning that hospital admissions could be going up for quite some time. jon donnison, bbc news. let s speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. good morning, adam, great to see you. the prime minister is due to be holding a cabinet meeting today to review england s cabinet