the prime minister denied there was any confusion between the message from health experts and ministers. there s a lot of omicron around be careful, exercise caution if you want to avoid isolation, getting unwell over christmas. implement plan b but get boosted now is the fastest route back to normality because the booster does give you an excellent level of protection. in scotland, it s expected that omicron will be the dominant strain 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.
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
distancing in 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 last christmas. with me now is our health correspondent nick triggle. a warning from nicola sturgeon this lunchtime that omicron could be the dominant variant there by tomorrow. itjust shows how fast it s spreading. it does. omicron infections are doubling every two days, scientists believe. in scotland they account for about 45% of infections. in england it s around a third so i don t think england will be far behind scotland. what s clear is we ve actually got both delta variant and omicron variant circulating together. delta is causing about 40 50,000 cases a day. but it s omicron that is rising
infections climbing fast, warnings that too much socialising now could ruin the festive break. it s beginning to feel a lot last christmas. dominic hughes, bbc news. and the bbc has launched an nhs tracker to allow you to find out how your local services are coping in england, wales and scotland. it ll run through the winter. you can find out more at bbc.co.uk/nhstracker. pressure is building on the government from business groups to help firms and particularly hospitality deal with the financial fallout from this latest covid wave. many hotels, pubs and restaurants are facing cancellations over the normally busy christmas period. our business correspondent, theo leggett, has this report. the run up to christmas in manchester s northern quarter. despite the surge in covid i9 cases, lesley and her daughter seem to be determined to get