to the pandemic. but new figures highlight the scale of the challenge. the latest survey from the office for national statistics shows that one every in 15 people across the uk had covid in the run up to new year s eve. that s the highest level of infections recorded by the ons since the pandemic began. now rules on testing are to change to try to help cope with demand. anyone who has a positive lateral flow test but no symptoms won t have to confirm the result with a pcr test. number 10 says it s not a sensible use of pcr capacity when prevalence of covid is extremely high. with more details, here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. a new year, a familiar problem. are you gambling with - the nhs, prime minister? england has fewer restrictions than many other countries. borisjohnson says his plan b which is more masks, covid passports and working from home will stay in place but that s it for now.