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but dr harries cautions that more information is needed, particularly about the impact on elderly and more vulnerable patients. 200,000 first, second or booster appointments are being made available over the festive period across england as people are urged to getjabbed, as omicron continues to spread rapidly across the country. earlier i spoke to the university of cambridge s professor ravi gupta about the latest covid data. he told me what he believes is behind the high infections. i think that of course the number of infections is remarkably high and it is probably due to the virus being highly infectious and replicating really well in the upper airways and the nose and that is why it is spreading so quickly. we think it has taken a potential hit in other parts of its profile and it may be less prone to infecting the lower airways and causing severe lung disease so although the numbers of cases is incredibly high it may not translate into more severe disease, as we w ....
hello and welcome. 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on december 19, according to survey by the office for national statistics that s up by more than 400,000 people on the figure three days earlier. this equates to 1 in 35 people, or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. and in london this rises to around 1 in 20 people likely to test positive for covid 19, the highest proportion for any region in england. elswhere, thailand has reported its first 0micron cluster 21 infections have stemmed from a belgium couple who had travelled to the country earlier this month. in europe, italy has reintroduced mandatory face coverings outdoors, and greece is ordering people to wear face masks both indoors and outdoors. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. that s it done. a christmas eve booster in basingstoke. here, they are getting jabs in arms up until christmas. it was good, it made sense to do it, doing my bit for the community and everybody el ....
the little town of bethlehem marks christmas eve in a year where tourism has been blighted by covid. and in herfirst christmas broadcast since the death of prince philip, hello and welcome. 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on december 19, according to survey by the office for national statistics that s up by more than 400,000 people on the figure three days earlier. this equates to 1 in 35 people, or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. and in london this rises to around 1 in 20 people likely to test positive for covid 19, the highest proportion for any region in england. it comes amid news of a glimmer of christmas hope from the uk health security agency s drjenny harries, who says new cononavirus data suggests that the 0micron variant may be less likely to lead to serious illness than the delta variant. but dr harries cautions that more information is needed, particularly about the impact on elderly and more vulnerable patients. elswhere, tha ....
hello and welcome. 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on 19 december, according to a survey from the office for national statistics. that s up 368,000 on the figure three days earlier. overall, it equates to 1 in 35 people, or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. in london, the ratio is much higher 1 in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid, the highest proportion of any region or nation in the uk. in fact, let me show you quickly the stats for the other nations. wales, it s around 1 in a5, scotland s rate, 1 in 65, and northern ireland s1 in a0. elswhere, thailand has reported its first 0micron cluster 21 infections, an outbreak traced to a belgian couple who had travelled to the country earlier in the month. in europe, italy has reintroduced mandatory face coverings outdoors, and greece is ordering people to wear facemasks both indoors and outdoors. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. that s it done. a christmas e ....
christmas message this year, her first since the death of her husband prince philip. hello and welcome. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000 with 122,186 recorded today a separate survey from the office of national statistics found that on december 19th, an estimated 1 in 35 people in the uk had coronavirus that s1.74 million people. in london the ratio is much higher one in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid, the highest proportion of any region or nation in england. let me show you quickly the stats for the other nations. in wales it s around one in 45 scotland s rate is one in 65 and in northern ireland it s one in a0. but despite soaring cases, early findings suggest that the 0micron variant is milder than delta, and leads to less hospitalisation the head of the uk health security agency drjenny harr ....