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That 15,000 is a much lower number than we typically see in times square on new years eve. all those things in place to keep folks safe. this comes as new york city is seeing record breaking covid case numbers. i spoke with some of the people about that. listen to what folks shared with me. >> we have to forget about this tonight and celebrate the new year. happy, happy. >> that the party is still going on. if everybody is vaccinated and theyre wearing masks, what else do you need to do? >> what...

Answer to that but either way, if it is the case that a much lower proportion of people with 0micron need hospital care compared to other strains of the virus, that is really good news especially as 0micron is now the dominant strain and good news both in terms of individual health and overall impact. and of course it would inform how we respond in the weeks ahead. however, and this remains key, for at least the next few weeks we do need to show caution as we assess in real—time the impact the...

Parents feel better and it will feel like they can perhaps take more control of the situation, in a situation that has been so out of control for so long now. >> it has been. >> dr. jill, happy new year to you. thank you so much. >> happy new year, paula. thank you so much for having me. >> and this probably wasnt the start to a new year that europe was looking for, either. as you can see from the map, much of the continent looks like a covid hot zone, with case numbers going only one way, up. f...

Will see some people, particularly the elderly, dying within 28 days of a case of covid. we look very carefully at the 0ns data, released weekly, in the last two weeks it has always liked because the death registrations need to come through. —— it has always lagged. we need to monitor the number of deaths we rc and andy 0ns are monitoring that are on the death certificate, related to the death in some way. if those diverged we will discuss it further and highlight the reasons. 0n the compone...

Three vaccine doses. asi as i was saying, hugh pym is with me to talk about the latest trend in these events, and more evidence, almost by the day, of the kind of pressures the nhs is under. yes. pressures the nhs is under. yes, huw, it is — pressures the nhs is under. yes, huw, it is thought _ pressures the nhs is under. yes, huw, it is thought that _ pressures the nhs is under. ye: huw, it is thought that about one in eight hospital trusts in england have declared critical incidents because ...

Per day in the last week. 19,721 people are in hospital with covid. another 335 deaths were reported, thats of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 261 deaths per day. on vaccinations, just over 36 million people have had a boosterjab. thats more than 62.7% of those aged 12 and over. in france, where more than 300,000 new covid infections have again been recorded, the government is reopening its borders to uk travellers tomorrow. before chris...

Not as simple as last year. how does the uk compare to _ not as simple as last year. how does the uk compare to other— not as simple as last year. how does the uk compare to other countries i the uk compare to other countries that have a similar rate of vaccination? it is a tricky one, in terms of cases we are seeing vaccines being a huge- vaccines being a huge help, seciall vaccines being a huge help, specially those _ vaccines being a huge help, specially those who - vaccines being a huge he...

The prime minister scott morrison said the sacrifices australians made throughout the pandemic should be protected. mr morrisons government has faced heavy criticism for allowing the unvaccinated player into australia in the first place while the country struggled with a spike in covid—19 case numbers. they made a pretty mess of it, they did, but now i think they corrected it. it is unfortunate if novak wont be playing in the tournament. its a pretty big loss. yeah, i think if everybody else h...

Numbers of teachers get sick or have to quarantine, some classes may have to be sent home for short periods of time. james reynolds, bbc news. "robust contingency plans" are being developed by government ministers, amid warnings that a quarter of public sector workers could soon be off work because of covid. rising case numbers have led to large numbers of employees self—isolating — with absences particularly affecting the nhs and the transport industry. our business correspondent katie pres...

Than a month ago. and with the public skexasperat by what seems like an endless pattern of covid surges americans want to know when will it end. in a news conference on friday, president joe biden was asked if this was going to be the new normal. >> no, i dont think covid is here to stay. but having covid in the environment here in the world and in the environment is probably here to stay. but covid as were dealing with now is not here to stay. the new normal doesnt have to stay, we have so many...