An estimated one in every 15 people in the uk tested positive for covid. Its because of the threat from omicron that i announced on wednesday that we will move to plan b in england. You must wear a Face Covering in indoor public spaces and, from tomorrow, work from home if you can. Faced with a huge number of infections, in early December Of 2021 the government had already been forced to introduce what it called its plan b measures, facemasks, Compuslory Covid passes and working from home. And just a few days into the new year, a grim milestone, the uk reached 150,000 covid related deaths. To picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. So this is one student, but in a classroom they might be around 30 of them. There is between 500 or 2,500 people at small gigs or in a nightclub. But see how 21,000 fans can fill manchester arena. The biggest events hold more than this. More than 73,000 in the principality stadium in cardiff, 90,000 at wembley. And see how 100,000 people turned out
extreme as they have been this year showed no sign of letting up. across the uk the nhs heads into 2023 facing one of the biggest challenges in its history. hello, for many of us through the rest of the day, tonight and well into christmas day at the weather will stay on the mild side. it s been pretty cloudy for the most of us today but there has been some lovely sunshine across parts of the midlands and he in north east england is, seeing some sunshine as well. the north western areas, different story, we have seen this figure cloud edging in recent hours and this is rain bearing clouds.
hot weather we had in the summer and we do have an ageing population. but it s also possible that a previous covid infection has left some people more frail. we also know the pandemic has left others less healthy. for example, alcohol consumption is up while physical activity has fallen. early on in the pandemic many people stayed away from the nhs and that led to concerns of undiagnosed conditions like heart disease. health experts have warned that the current pressures on the emergency care system, for example long waits for ambulances make it more likely that some patients could die. either way, it suggests the pressures on the health service extreme is a event this year showed no sign of letting up. across the uk the nhs heads into 2023 facing one of the biggest challenges in its history.