the consumers but also for the producing countries and for all of us, so therefore i d urge all the producing countries to bring oil to the market as soon as possible in order to prevent significant supply shock. on thursday the bank of england raised interest rates again, for the third time in four months. borrowing costs are now at their highest level since the pandemic struck two years ago. it s part of the bank s attempt to control the soaring cost of living, it s predicting the inflation rate could hit more than 8% by the end of the year. but will rate rises do any good? 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more. in asia, this family run coach company had just started to see the light, but now price rises are hitting hard. it the light, but now price rises are hitting hard. the light, but now price rises are hitting hard. it has “umped ust in are hitting hard. it has “umped just in the i are hitting hard. it has “umped just in the past are hitting hard. it has “umped
to offer warnings about hospital capacity. dr andrew pastewski is the icu medical director at florida s jackson south medical center. we can speak to him now. thank you forjoining us. what do you a tribute florida s new surge to? it you a tribute florida s new surge to? , . , , you a tribute florida s new surge to? , , to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now u- to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now no to to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now no to 9096 to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now up to 9096 of to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now up to 9096 of the to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now up to 9096 of the cases - to? it is absolutely omicron. it is now up to 9096 of the cases in i to? it is absolutely omicron. it is| now up to 9096 of the cases in the now up to 90% of the cases in the jackson now up to 90% of the cases in the jackson south system. it hasjumped and spread jackson south system. it hasjumped and spread like wildfire in the last few weeks. we we
like wildfire in the past few weeks and now makes up the majority of cases he has seen. it s absolutely omicron. it is now 80 90% of the cases in the jackson south system. it hasjumped and spread like wildfire in the last few weeks. we were feeling really good, down to two covid cases a few weeks ago, and now we have 60 today, and that is a spike and a surge that we have not seen anything like that in any of delta or any of this before, it has never been like this before. we were all expecting something after the holidays, but not this spike before the holidays, and that is even scarier. how many of those suffering and being hospitalised are vaccinated? it s looking like about 30% are vaccinated. most of the sick ones are unvaccinated or have not been boosted or have significant comorbidities.