“Get boosted now.” Dr David Lloyd says GP’s are “ramping up” the booster rollout as fast as they can but explains that it is a “massive logistical exercise”. KayBurley:
Boris Johnson over-reacting to Omicron and creating 'hysteria' - South African doctor
"The last thing we want to see is a repeat of what happened last January with complete chaos in the government over whether or not schools should go back. He said:"The numbers of infections with Omicron is increasing and has been increasing quite dramatically. "There is much more immunity so people ending up in hospital is a combination of both the virus and their immune response and the fact we are much more immune than we were, generally, means the virus will appear to be much less severe.
"We're seeing doubling in the numbers equivalent to what’s being seen elsewhere, every two-and-a-half days, and that really means numbers are going up. Last month, a group of protesters held a torch-lit gathering outside the home of Saxony's interior minister, in what was seen as an implicit threat of violence against her.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told Sky News that 10 people have been hospitalised with Omicron - with records still saying that one person has died with the variant.He adds that around 9,000 people have tested positive for Omicron. Due to maintenance, the NHS COVID pass was unavailable overnight.
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