know is that the cases are rising very fast. so far there are 85 patients in english hospitals with omicron and seven confirmed deaths but the health secretary said they were typically infected over a fortnight ago, well before omicron became the dominant strain. let s speak to our medical editor fergus walsh. fergus, what are the options facing the government now? what fergus, what are the options facing the government now? fergus, what are the options facing the government now? what is driving this is the very the government now? what is driving this is the very start the government now? what is driving this is the very start advice the government now? what is driving this is the very start advice from - this is the very start advice from the scientific advisory group, sage, who say that unless action is taken beyond plan b in england there will almost certainly be unsustainable pressure on the nhs, at least 3000 hospital admissions per day but perhaps many more and it produce