One of the government's scientific advisors has said the situation is an 'absolute tragedy' made worse because “many of them were avoidable if we had acted earlier in the first and second waves”
Professor Andrew Hayward, who sits on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies , told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme: “It is absolutely tragic and to think that’s been repeated so many times is awful.
“Each and every one of those is a profound loss to the families, friends and communities affected and my thoughts and condolences are with them. Figures showed that three of the five UK areas with the biggest week-on-week rises in Covid case rates are Middlesbrough , Copeland and Redcar & Cleveland .
Boris Johnson visited Northamptonshire on Thursday, just one day before the country declared a major incident due to Covid pressures.However, Dr Tildesley added that Omicron is possibly the "first ray of light" in ensuring Covid-19 becomes endemic and easier to live with, similar to the common cold. "Any variant that does emerge which is less severe, ultimately, in the longer term, is where we want to be."
To help fill the gap, there were around 1,800 military personnel committed to assist with 15 different events, as of Friday, 740 of who are helping with the booster rollout.In total, there are around 9,300 armed forces available on standby.
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