ministers are expected to set out a two week plan to lift the measures which came into place on boxing day, closing nightclubs and limiting numbers in pubs and restaurants. our wales correspondent hywel griffith joins us from the senedd. this is quite a shift in message from the welsh government. absolutely. it is less than a week since mark drakeford was talking about wales being in the grip of an omicron storm. it seems that there has been quite a sudden shift in outlook to something far more optimistic driven by the data which suggests actually that the peak of the wave here in wales may have passed at the beginning of january. tomorrow we expect him to set out that plan to start easing restrictions that were imposed back on boxing day. they could start as soon as this weekend with the end of the limit for outdoor activity, so
out to me the correct pronunciation. i shall scrap this out right now so it doesn t say that, i m so sorry. it s lovely to have you with us, thanks forjoining us this evening. do you want to kick us off this evening and start off with the metro s front page? metro s front page? yes, the headfine metro s front page? yes, the headline is metro s front page? yes, the headline is very metro s front page? yes, the headline is very optimistic i metro s front page? yes, the| headline is very optimistic for metro s front page? yes, the - headline is very optimistic for what we need tomorrow, but some say it s possibly too optimistic. the metro is reporting that omicron cases have been following for the last five days now, so it may seem that omicron may have peaked in the uk. but we ve also got data showing that london s possibly peaked a few weeks ago also. so they could be a good sign that we are slowly moving past this omicron storm. but you must remember that we are only starting to
as long as we have over 130 americans hospitalized, in a is not normal. this is definitely surging. we are in the midst of an omicron storm. we need to get to where the coronavirus performs and behaves more like the seasonal flu. we aren t there yet. the way to get there is for our public health to be clear and consistent and do a multi-layer strategy. to talk with the practicality and a fierce commitment of truth. unless we do all of those things at the same time, we want to approach the new normal. there is only a need to speak truth and speak it in a way people can understand.
GEORGE TOWN: The Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) that has been approved by the Medical Device Authority (MDA) is a good surveillance tool to monitor and prevent the spread of Covid-19 while the country is in transition to the endemic phase.
in-person rapid test is near possible, that takes a couple of days to get a response. don t bother to look for them. your best hope is try to order it online. we should note, prices really skyrocketing. this seems to be a moment where people are taking advantage of the situation and gouching consumers in terms of trying to get access to these covid tests. what people need more the holiday driving to and from christmas. the holiday fairs it. prices. katty, what have you heard from your friends and family members from britain, how did they weather the omicron storm? i say how did they weather it, my god, we know have omicron. it s like it s usually just the sniffles and everything. i was talking to a dear friend