with the delta variant all but wiped out by the more transmissible omicron. the react study collected more than 100,000 swabs from volunteers during the first weeks in january. its findings suggest around one in 23 people in england would have tested positive for covid, the highest rate ever recorded. researchers also found around two in three people, 65%, who had recently been infected with covid had also reported a past infection. further work is needed to understand how many of these cases were true reinfections, but it s thought certain groups like key workers and parents are more at risk. they are more likely to be the types of people who are meeting other people and who might get infected. for example, people who live in large households are coming into contact with more people at home, and certainly we see the people from large households do have a higher infection rate. while adult infection rates have been falling, having pupils back in the classroom after the christmas break
they are waiting to see the details before they decide whether or not to submit letters of no confidence in the prime minister s leadership. and in another blow for the prime minister, foreign office emails leaked by a whistle blower appear to show the prime minister did approve the evacuation of pen farthing and his animals from afghanistan in august, which mrjohnson denied at the time. i ll be bringing you all the latest developments on that report into downing street parties as they happens. and i m martine croxall, with the rest of the day s stories. one of the uk s biggest covid studies reveals two thirds of people recently infected with omicron say they have had the virus before. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers also showed that one in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january.
rate ever recorded. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. unprecedented amounts of covid, that s a scientist behind one of england s largest infection studies have described the start of 2022. with the delta variant all but wiped out by the more transmissible omicron. the react study collected more than 100,000 swabs from volunteers during the first weeks in january. its findings suggest around one in 23 people in england would have tested positive for covid, the highest rate ever recorded. researchers also found around two in three people, 65%, who had recently been infected with covid, had also reported a past infection. further work is needed to understand how many of these cases where true reinfection is, but it sought certain groups like key workers and parents are more at risk. timer;r certain groups like key workers and parents are more at risk. parents are more at risk. they are more likely parents are more at risk. they are more likely to parents are more at ri
unprecedented amounts of covid that s how scientists behind one of england s largest infection studies have described the start of 2022, with the delta variant all but wiped out by the more transmissible omicron. the react study collected more than 100,000 swabs from volunteers during the first weeks in january. its findings suggest around one in 23 people in england would have tested positive for covid, the highest rate ever recorded. researchers also found around two in three people, 65%, who had recently been infected with covid had also reported a past infection. further work is needed to understand how many of these cases were true reinfections, but it s thought certain groups like key workers or parents are more at risk. they are more likely to be the types of people who are meeting other people and who might get infected. for example, people who live in large households are coming into contact with more people
and expected to continue duties in windsor over the coming week. british media reported she s fully vaccinated but concern about the queen considering her age and recent health issues. here with me now, dr. megan ranney and professor of the emergency medicine at brown university. great to see you, doctor ranney. first thing s first, it s wonderful to hear queen elizabeth is feeling nothing worse than mild cold symptoms and still going about her work and duties there, very fitting of her character, i should note, but given her age, i m just curious, i m sure there are many viewers with elderly loved ones that also, they have the vaccine, they ve been boosted but they re concerned given how old they are and previous health issues. so poor queen elizabeth, poor england to be facing her getting an infection after so many months staying healthy. it shows just how transmissible omicron is.