this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. another day, another record more than 93,000 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the uk in the past 21t hours. as cases jump sharply in the us, the nation s leading expert on health takes note on what s happening in the uk and warns about not getting jabbed. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. a huge setback for britain s prime minister borisjohnson in a key by election as his party loses one of its safest parliamentary seats for the first time in almost 200 years.
welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: a record 93,000 new coronavirus cases in the uk: scientists warn that tighter restrictions may be needed very soon to control hospital admissions in england. as casesjump sharply in the us, the country s top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a higher risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. hundreds of thousands displaced and at least 12 dead as typhoon rai takes its toll on the philippines. british socialite ghislaine maxwell, who s on trial on sex trafficking charges, tells the us court she won t be giving evidence.
effective in preventing people getting the new variant than needing hospital treatment. then. hugh pym, bbc news. cases are also rising sharply in the us, by over 40% to a 7 day average of 123,000 new recorded infections a day. hospitalisations due to covid have also jumped by 45% in the last month. the us infectious diseases expert dr anthony fauci says the high transmissibility of the 0micron variant means it could cause many additional deaths and he s leading calls for americans to get their booster shots. we are in the situation where we are now facing a very important delta surge and we re looking over our shoulder at an oncoming 0micron surge. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a higher risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum
this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is urged to get a grip after his party s huge defeat in a parliamentary by election. more than 93 thousand new cases of coronavirus recorded in the uk in the past 24 hours. as cases jump sharply in the us the country s top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious in involvement including hospitalisation. ghislaine maxwell s defence team winds up
this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is urged to get a grip after his party s huge defeat in a parliamentary by election. more than 93 thousand new cases of coronavirus recorded in the uk in the past 2a hours. as cases jump sharply in the us the country s top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious in involvement including hospitalisation. ghislaine maxwell s defence team winds up