Been the result, mr speaker . Another body blow to the uk economy and to our ability to fund our nhs. That is the fundamental difference between. That is the fundamental difference between this government and the opposition. We have a plan for getting to covid, all they do is carp from the sidelines. Mai; for getting to covid, all they do is carp from the sidelines. Carp from the sidelines. May i commend carp from the sidelines. May i commend my carp from the sidelines. May i commend my right carp from the sidelines. May i | commend my right honourable carp from the sidelines. I l commend my right honourable friend for resisting calls from the labour party and others for more restrictions before christmas. And also for the changes that he has announced today. Omicron is less serious than previous variants. We will see new variants appear in future, the likelihood is that they will continue to be less serious. It is not in the National Interest to partially or wholly set. Shut down sect
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Of the worlds richest lottery draw, el gordo, or the fat one. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. We start here in the uk, which has recorded 100,000 daily new cases of the coronavirus for the First Time Since the pandemic began. The sudden rise in infections has been caused by the 0micron Variant, which is known to be highly transmissible. But theres also some optimism as preliminary studies published in the uk and south africa suggest 0micron could present with milder symptoms than other variants. 0ur Medical Editor fergus walsh has this report. Another record day for covid cases and for booster jabs. But as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. Research by Imperial College london found around a 40 reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. A scottish study suggested there was a 65 lower risk o