we ll get the latest from lorna gordon in glasgow and chris page in belfast, but first, let s hear from our wales correspondent tomos morgan who s in cardiff for us this afternoon. on friday, the welsh government announced from the 27th, night clubs would be close to an social distancing would be brought in in shops and businesses. to date the welsh government announced all spectator sports, indoor and outdoor and community games will be banned on boxing day. they have done that they say because they want to withhold the amount of mixing that can happen in stadiums and the wider area. there were big fixtures coming up area. there were big fixtures coming up over the festive period, they will not go ahead now with fans in stadiums, that will go on behind closed doors. the economy minister vaughan gething has also said today even though there are 600 omicron cases here in wales, by boxing day they anticipate that figure will be
tomorrow where they will be considering fresh restrictions. it s understood the thinking at the moment may be around new rules for the hospitality sector, perhaps not closing the sector but asking businesses to close early as has been the case in the irish republic but perhaps looking more at interaction between people and the likes of pubs and restaurants. clive. tomos, lorna and chris, thank you. the director general of the world health organization has urged caution amongst the public this festive season as omicron spreads around the globe. figures from america show it s now the dominant variant in the us, accounting for nearly three quarters of all new covid infections. president biden is due to make an announcement later on how he plans to combat the surge. here s mark lobel. texas was bracing itself for an omicron storm, now it reports what s believed to be the usa s first related death. look how quickly, over the past week in the states,