covid i9 variant capable of spreading rapidly so you have to look at leveraging the tesoro omicron advance. and a woman is convicted of murdering her partner s 16 month old daughter. the court hears that star hobson died of utterly catastrophic injuries scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has advised people in scotland to limit their socialising before and after christmas to help combat the omicron coronavirus variant. but she made it clear that this is just guidance and that the rules have not changed. it s the toughest approach of any of the four uk nations. let s take a look at the new guidelines: people in scotland are being asked to reduce the number of households meeting at home or any social settings to a maximum of three. but this does not apply on christmas eve, christmas day or boxing day, when there are no limits on socialising. and working from home where possible has been upgraded to a legal requirement rather than simply guidance. businesses are also
He s acting in the public interest he s acting in the public interest he would have our support and if he feels the measures are necessary anytime we will engage with them constructively and work in the bipartisan way and put public health before party politics and that s what the country will expect us to do. ., , , ., , what the country will expect us to do. , ., , ., ., . do. new measures have been announced in scotland this do. new measures have been announced in scotland this afternoon do. new measures have been announced in scotland this afternoon urging - in scotland this afternoon urging people with his advice by than legal restrictions on the meet three households at a time. getting something similarly be sensible in england? something similarly be sensible in encland? , ., england? every government across the uk needs to make england? every government across the uk needs to make its england? every government across the uk needs to make its own england? every governm
But that s just from delta. selling omicron hits which it inevitably will and it s really gone into denmark very strongly already, they are already very difficult situation. they would have a very tough time over the winter. thank ou so tough time over the winter. thank you so much- tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here is tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here is a tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here is a left - tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here is a left at - tough time over the winter. thank you so much. here is a left at the | you so much. here is a left at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. another 59,610 people have tested positive for the virus within the last 2a hour period. a further 150 people have died within 28 days of a positive test. and just over half a million people were boosted in the last 23 hours. the health secretary sajid javid told mps tod
Than never but it really could have happened a lot more urgency throughout the on someone he knew how effective boosters were eating for delta epsilon omicron. it would have an impact but it will not stop this. we are faced with a really big wave and the aim is to delete at peak and make it as flat as possible and far into january as possible. it does notjust and far into january as possible. it does not just affect over and far into january as possible. it does notjust affect over the christmas holidays.- does notjust affect over the christmas holidays. does notjust affect over the christmas holida s. ., , ., christmas holidays. people will have one e e on christmas holidays. people will have one eye on the christmas holidays. people will have one eye on the potential christmas holidays. people will have one eye on the potential eventuallyl one eye on the potential eventually for foreign travel again. where do we stand in relation to our neighbours? we stand in relation to our nei
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