admissions are increasingly unlikely to rise above the levels of the peak in january this year, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. meanwhile, a leading advisor to the uk government says he fears another lockdown christmas as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. professor peter 0penshaw is a member of the advisory group on virus threats known as nervtag. figures from the most recent household survey suggest that 1.1 million people in the uk were infected with the virus last week the highest number since january. professor 0penshaw told the bbc it is now incumbent on both the government and the general public to take action immediately. iam very i am very fearful that we are going to have another lockdown christmas if they don t act soon. we know that with public health, the time to act
dr emily lawson, has now returned to the post. credited with the early success of the vaccine rollout, her return indicating ministers anticipate significant strain on the nhs in the coming months. data for england from the 0ns last week shows the sharpest rises in covid case rates were among children, but there were some increases among older age groups as well. the uk has recorded over 40,000 new daily covid cases for the past ten days. experts on sage, who advise the government, say modelling suggests that winter covid admissions are increasingly unlikely to rise above the levels of the peak in january this year, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. megan new measures should begin now. paterson, bbc n well, meanwhile, a leading advisor to the uk government says he fears another lockdown christmas as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. professor peter 0penshaw is a member of the advisory group on virus
up under tony blair. hundreds of those have closed since 2010. your viewers will make up their own mind. - is this just a revamp| of an existing policy, and why did they allow sure start centres to wither on the vine? i i can only assume it s- the same approach to allow early years providers, - at this particular point in time, to go by the wayside. labour says the new plan is a sticking plaster, which rings hollow, but the government says the hubs will be an upgrade on sure start and will help children of all ages and their parents. helen catt, bbc news. a prominent adviser to the government on covid 19 has said he is very fearful there will be another lockdown christmas as he urged the public to do everything possible to reduce transmission of the virus. professor peter 0penshaw, a member of the new and emerging respiratory virus threats advisory group known as nervtag, said case numbers and death rates are currently unacceptable . do everything possible in your control to try t
per day in the last week. there were 8,238 people in hospital with covid, as of thursday. 135 deaths were reported, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. on average in the past week, 133 deaths were announced every day. a prominent adviser to the government on covid 19 is urging the public to do everything possible to reduce transmission of the virus. professor peter 0penshaw says infection and death rates are currently unacceptable, and he s very fearful there could be another lockdown christmas . the government maintains at the moment there s no need for stricter covid measures in england, and is encouraging all those who are eligible to get their boosterjabs. with the latest, here s yunus mulla. as covid infection rates continue to rise sharply in england and wales, and remain high across the uk, at the heart of the government s plans to deal with covid this winter is getting people vaccinated.
says infection and death rates are currently unacceptable and he s very fearful there could be another lockdown christmas. the government maintains that at the moment, there s no need for stricter covid measures, and is encouraging all those who are eligible, to get their boosterjabs. yunus mulla reports from the wirral. as covid 19 infection rates continue to increase sharply in england and wales and remain a high across the uk, the heart of the uk and wales and remain high across the uk, the heart of the uk government plans to deal with covid 19 this winter is getting people vaccinated. at this clinic on the wirral in merseyside, resin in merseyside, raising infections is a concern. i lost my son in law last sunday because he did not have the vaccines. his life support was taken off last sunday. it is important that everybody gets the first, second and the booster.