how concerned should people be about the omicron variant, i think they should just be concerned enough to make sure that they follow all of the government guidance that is in place at the moment. in association with that, we want to encourage everybody who is eligible for the booster vaccine to book themselves a booster vaccine to book themselves a booster vaccine to book themselves a booster vaccine as soon as possible. jonathan gribbin. members of a church congregation and customers and delivery workers at a kfc outlet are being told to get a pcr test after the omicron variant of covid was detected in brentwood. essex county council said it affected people who had visited kfc in brentwood high street between 1pm and 5pm on november 19th, and anyone who attended trinity church in pilgrims hatch on november 21st. the latest uk coronavirus figures have been released, showing 37,681 new infections in the latest 24 hour period. another 51 deaths were recorded
latest figures on coronavirus. 37,681 new cases reported in the s2 saturday. and there were 51 deaths recorded in the same period, people who tested positive in the last 2a hours. i m joined now by the shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy. thank you for being on bbc news this afternoon. i was speaking to the south african tourism minister on friday and she was saying the decision to ban all flights from south africa was premature and potentially counter productive, what do you think? i potentially counter-productive, what do you think? do you think? i think it is difficult do you think? i think it is difficult for do you think? i think it is difficult for any do you think? i think it is difficult for any country l do you think? i think it is i difficult for any country that do you think? i think it is - difficult for any country that has borders close to them. i know for britain when many of the borders were closed to us when we had very high rates, people found it incredibly dif
authorities fear this virus is spreading undetected. all around, you can see the bars and restaurants are already closed. closed at 5pm under new rules. and the big fear is that with this new variant present, a full blown lockdown could be on the cards for christmas. a full-blown lockdown could be on the cards for christmas. a full-blown lockdown could be on the cards for christmas. the latest uk coronavirus figures have been released in the last hour, showing 37,681 new infections in the latest 24 hour period. another 51 deaths were recorded that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. on vaccinations, more than 17.5 million people have now had a boosterjab. let s take stock of the response so far to this new variant with iain watson our political correspondent. what sense do you have of the judgment that ministers are making on their response to the new variant? ., , . variant? the government s chief scientific adviser variant? the government s chi