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The scenarios for curbing omicron are an echo of lockdown controls from earlier this year, including closing indoor hospitality and limits on mixing of households. i think the longer we wait, the more problematic this is going to be. we have learned from previous experience, surely, that if we dither and delay, we get ourselves into more trouble. the problem here is, of course, we dont fully understand the implications of the omicron pandemic and infection in this country, in terms of severe dis...

Covid-19 protocols and derailing the return of live professional sports. we will tell you who is affected. the covid surge now the biggest test yet for the biden administration. >> for unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death, for unvaccinated. >> why the vice president says the white house didnt see these variants coming. and in europe, the mayor of london declaring a major incident as the netherlands enforces strict new lockdown measures. youre in the "cnn newsr...

The public are advised to limit social contacts over christmas, there is no legal rules around it, basically saying to people this is what you should do and hope that they will listen. this is the sort of approach that nicola sturgeon has taken in scotland, not forcing people, but saying this is the best thing to do and this is how to keep safe and hope that people will do it. the second is a stricter take which is mandating limits on social conduct and contacts, sorry and imposing some sort of ...

Boosted. ministers have been given a stark warning from sage, the scientific advisory group on emergencies, that without further intervention, the scale of hospital admissions due to omicron would almost certainly lead to unsustainable pressure on the nhs. the scenarios for curbing omicron are an echo of lockdown controls from earlier this year, including closing indoor hospitality and limits on mixing of households. i think the longer we wait, the more problematic this is going to be. we have l...

Control. obviously the tribalism in the country with so much of the republican party refusing to get vaccinated or taking mitigation measures or wearing masks indoors has been a major hurdle for the white house. the courts have been a significant hurdle for the white house. theyve put forward their vaccine or test mandate. obviously they did have a little bit of a success late last week when an appeals court upheld it. almost certainly going to the supreme court, but the courts -- theres so many...

For more on the sky-high infection rates across the uk and a major announcement from the mayor of london im joined by cnns scott mclean in london. so scott, the london mayor declaring a major incident. explain what that means and why hes doing it. >> reporter: hey, kim. yeah. so effectively, it sort of ramps up the level of resources that all of the first responders, all of the different health care agencies can access in the city of london. but there is no doubt about how seriously european lea...

And that is the dilemma for ministers — do they wait until the threat from omicron becomes clear and hope to avoid lockdown measures, or act now as a precaution and risk the wrath of many in their own party and beyond westminster? fergus walsh, bbc news. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to become the chief uk negotiator in talks with the european union. it comes after the former brexit minister, lord frost, resigned over the introduction of further covid restrictions. ms truss has the tas...

The implications of the omicron pandemic and infection in this country, in terms of severe disease. and that is the dilemma for ministers — do they wait until the threat from omicron becomes clear and hope to avoid lockdown measures, or act now as a precaution and risk the wrath of many in their own party and beyond westminster? fergus walsh, bbc news. the governments latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 82,886 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period. 45 deaths...

I think the longer we wait, the more problematic this is going to be. we have learned from previous experience, surely, that if we dither and delay, we get ourselves into more trouble. the problem here is, of course, we dont fully understand the implications of the omicron pandemic and infection in this country, in terms of severe disease. and that is the dilemma for ministers — do they wait until the threat from omicron becomes clear and hope to avoid lockdown measures, or act now as a precau...

Discussing lockdown measures. beyond that, we dont have more information. the health secretary saying this morning that if there were to be any kind of further measures taken beyond whats in place right now, that parliament would be recalled. theres plenty of suggestion in this country that the current measures, the indoor mask mandate and the covid passports for very large events and for nightclubs probably wont be enough to kcurb the spread of omicron. it seems like the prime minister is takin...