adam and jade, who run the ward, say staffing pressures are creating added stress. we ve had quite acute staff shortages. a lot of staff off sick and isolating. patient wise, i think the numbers are increasing. but currently we are not at full capacity yet. it s just the fear of the unknown. you don t know which way it s going to go. even though right now it feels slightly better than it did this time last year. so what might happen now? there was a chance to find out more at the downing street briefing. would you say it is now unlikely or highly unlikely that further restrictions will be introduced in england? i would say we have a good chance of getting through the omicron wave without the need for further restrictions. and without the need certainly for a lockdown. back at university college hospital, there are signs that numbers have stabilised, but no certainty what will happen next. we were increasingly worried before the new year and now
we don t know as the older people start to get 0micron whether that will convert into more people coming into intensive care. caring for covid patients in general wards brings its own challenges. this bay has patients, all with different conditions, needing to see different consultants, but they are all together here because they have covid. one of them is dennis who had an underlying lung problem before he caught the virus. well, considering i was at death s door, they brought me back, ifeel good. i feel really good. i had two lung collapses and they brought me back twice. hi, tonight we ve only got five. adam and jade, who run the ward, say staffing pressures are creating added stress. we have had quite acute staff shortages, a lot of staff of sick and isolating. patient wise, i think the numbers are increasing, but we are not at full capacity yet. it s fear of the unknown. you don t know which way it is
on because i haven t got the staff and it s a never ending circle. to try to ease some of the immediate staffing pressures, the government has announced an extra £300 million to provide bonuses, overtime and pay rises for care staff. that money runs until march. ok, thank you, bye. alison holt, bbc news. i want to bring you a quick update on the story we were reporting on a little early about those people who are currently quarantining in hotels after returning to the uk from red list countries. we arejust we are just hearing people will be able to lead room for pm this afternoon. people currently in hotel quarantine have been told they will be leaving today. they ve been given a letter from the department of health and social care s managed quarantine team saying that departures should begin from 4pm.
like many other home care providers, they are turning away new clients, even though councils and the nhs are desperate for them to take on people who are ready to leave hospital. there is a high demand. we get an e mail through every day from the council. i ve got four on my e mail at the moment that ijust noticed, but i can t take the clients on because i haven t got the staff and it s a never ending circle. to try to ease some of the immediate staffing pressures, the government has announced an extra £300 million to provide bonuses, overtime and pay rises for care staff. that money runs until march. ok, thank you, bye. alison holt, bbc news. the singer billie eilish has described how she suffered nightmares after being exposed to abusive pornography from the age of 11. in a radio interview, the 19 year old said she is now devastated to reflect on her exposure to the content. eilish said the experience
on because i haven t got the staff and it s a never ending circle. to try and do some of the immediate staffing pressures, the government has announced an extra £300 million to provide bonuses, overtime and pay rises for care staff. that money runs until march. ok, thank you, bye. alison holt, bbc news. plans to reduce the number of cyber security incidents in the uk have been unveiled by the government. the strategy includes millions of pounds in funding to help protect industries and technologies from malware and hacking. the uk national cyber security centre says it has fought a record number of online attacks in the past year. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. technology has moved to the heart of our daily lives and the same is happening to government. this is sitcen, the uk s situation centre, housed in a secret location to provide the latest data in a crisis. opened in the last few months,