tonight at 10: the scale of the 0micron crisis is revealed, as new figures suggest one in every 15 people in the uk was infected in the run up to new year s eve. no more pcr tests to confirm a positive lateral flow result in england and wales, to help ease pressure on labs, if there are no symtoms. but fears remain, for hospitals. potentially of greatest concern, case rates are now rising rapidly among the older and more vulnerable, including doubling every week among those over 60, with the obvious risk that this will continue to increase the pressures on our nhs. but the prime minister insists the current level of covid restrictions in england is helping take the edge, off the 0micron wave. also tonight. novak djokovic has his visa revoked to play in the australian open.
london and across the uk and they said the health services, the hospital they are simply don t have the pasty to deal with an influx of 0micron crisis. the government s critics say this is partly their own doing because of their slow response to the about delta variant but also the slow roll out of the booster programme. throughout the day, people have been queueing outside toy shops trying to get their last minute gifts. beauty salons have been seeing people for a last minute pedicures and spray tans and there have been big queues outside there have been big queues outside the covid testing centre. a lot of people are hoping to escape from the netherlands to try and keep their holiday plans intact. 0utdoor sports will be allowed, there will be no curfew and supermarket, banks, libraries, is can stay open, and restaurants can keep on serving takeaways at least. but the dutch don t like chaos and the fact that these new rules are being introduced