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Covid has heaped intense pressure on the national health service here and health workers are warning thousands of workers must be addressed. we go to cnns nina dos santos who joins us in london. explain to us the decision from the government to really ditch the pcr travel requirement given these soaring case numbers we see and the pressure its putting on the national health service here. >> reporter: well, essentially, isa, boris johnson said that what they didnt want was to dissuade people from...

Delta surge and it is half of the record high that we had during january. now, the data shows that 12 states have seen at least a 10% uptick in covid-19 hospitalizations over the past week compared to the previous week. and that is happening against the backdrop of a 48% increase in covid-19 cases from last week. i know watching all of these case numbers surpassing the summer surge, it really is a stunning indication of just how quickly omicron is spreading and has quickly become the most preval...

Who test positive. as you know, there is a real testing bottleneck. so we need to solve that problem first. >> reporter: omicron is now confirmed in all 50 states, but there is good news. three early studies now adding to the evidence it may be less likely to cause severe disease. still, experts warn its too early to say for sure. >> its dangerous business to be able to rely on what you perceive as a lower degree of severity. >> reporter: doctors fear even if omicron is milder than delta, the hu...

Departments where the case numbers come through, from the healthcare facilities to the state public health departments and on to the national level, right now are literally overrun. theyrelogged by many weeks. i say the numbers are surely important in the sense that, yes, we have a lot of cases, but we dont really have an understanding of how many. what is going to be important to follow is how many people are hospitalized, and how many are on oxygen. thats going to be a lagging indicator, it wi...

At the citys airport, the border authorities said his visa had to be revoked because of a mistake, and novak djokovic was taken to a quarantine hotel. he came to australia with an exemption, but hes been public about his opposition to being vaccinated. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules, and there are no special cases. rules are rules. its what i said to you yesterday — thats the policy of the government and has been our governments strong border protection policies and particularly ...

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Options including boosting testing. amara? >> im sure thats reassuring to a lot of people. joining me is dr. marian bassett, the acting health commissioner for the state of new york. thanks for joining me. lets start with these staggering numbers that polo ran through. case numbers at an all-time high, hospitalizations surging, and of course more essential workers calling out sick because they have the virus. what are you most concerned about when you look at these numbers? >> youre right, the n...

As these case numbers go up, up, up, even if a small percentage end up dying, a small percentage of a huge number can be a very large number. now, you also mentioned johnson & johnson. putting out a press release saying their vaccine plus a booster was 85% effective at preventing hospitalization compared to folks who got no vaccination at all. they say those two shots dont just boost antibodies but other elements of the immune system, but -- and this is a big but the cdc recommends moderna and p...

Risks at this point in time. >> all right. alison barber in new york city. alison, thank you. dr. hilton, were seeing a lot of data right now from case numbers to hospitalization rates. death. according to our nbc news tally, hospitalizations in the country are about 35% over the last two weeks. there are the numbers on the screen there. average daily hospitalizations. dr. hilton, what measures should we be using to gauge where we are in this pandemic? is it the number of cases? is it hospitaliz...