of the 0micron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government s scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert, professor neil ferguson, says the situation looks precarious. in the last hour, the daily covid figures have been published there were 90,418 new daily cases the second highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic after yesterday. 125 new deaths with coronavirus were recorded. and 817,625 booster doses were administered in the latest 2a hour period. ealier i asked, paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia, for his reaction to the latest numbers. we normally see case numbers fall on a saturday compared to the previous day. but comparing it with saturday last week it is still a substantial increase, probably well over 50% up on last saturday.
good afternoon. there are warnings that tougher covid restrictions may need to be brought in very soon in england to avoid hospital admissions potentially peaking at a round 3,000 a day, as cases of the omicron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government s scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert, professor neil ferguson, says the situation looks precarious. here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. there s no time to lose. jabs are now available 2a hours a day at this vaccine centre in north london, as nhs staff and volunteers across the country strive to reach 1millionjabs a day. in london, where the 0micron variant is already driving a surge of infections, hospital admissions are on the rise and staff sickness is a growing concern. i m incredibly worried about staff
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