repeatedly warned russia over the last few weeks that a russian invasion of ukraine would have severe, severe diplomatic and economic consequences. one administration official told politico today that this call will come in the midst of a, quote, moment of crisis between the two nations. we ll have a lot more on that coming up later in the show. but we start tonight with a moment of crisis of our own right here at home. take a look at this map. this is a map tracking community transmission of covid across all 50 states. blue and yellow there on the screen means low to moderate. orange means substantial. red means high. and as you can see in this picture, every single state, every single one, is red. community transmission of covid is at the highest recorded level in every state in the country as of this night. now, the u.s. yesterday just recorded its highest ever single day record for new covid infections. with new cases drawing less of a curve and more of a straight vertica
going to have a lot more on that coming up later in the show. we start tonight with a moment of crisis of our own right here at home. take a look at this map. this is the map tracking community transmission of covid across all 50 states. blue and yellow there on the screen. means low to moderate. orange means substantial, red means high. as you can see in this picture. every single state is red. community transmission of covid is at the highest recorded level in every state in the country as of this night. the u.s. yesterday just reported its highest ever single day record for new covid infections. new cases drawing less of a curve, more of a straight vertical line. new cases in the last two weeks are up by 100 and 26%. the world health organization said today that they are anticipating a quote, tsunami of new cases worldwide over the next few weeks. but so far, thankfully, we have not seen a tsunami of new hospitalizations and deaths along with the spread of omicron. the hos
hello and welcome. 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on december 19, according to survey by the office for national statistics that s up by more than 400,000 people on the figure three days earlier. this equates to 1 in 35 people, or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. and in london this rises to around 1 in 20 people likely to test positive for covid 19, the highest proportion for any region in england. elswhere, thailand has reported its first 0micron cluster 21 infections have stemmed from a belgium couple who had travelled to the country earlier this month. in europe, italy has reintroduced mandatory face coverings outdoors, and greece is ordering people to wear face masks both indoors and outdoors. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. that s it done. a christmas eve booster in basingstoke. here, they are getting jabs in arms up until christmas. it was good, it made sense to do it, doing my bit for the community and everybody else. in
hello and welcome. 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on 19 december, according to a survey from the office for national statistics. that s up 368,000 on the figure three days earlier. overall, it equates to 1 in 35 people, or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. in london, the ratio is much higher 1 in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid, the highest proportion of any region or nation in the uk. in fact, let me show you quickly the stats for the other nations. wales, it s around 1 in a5, scotland s rate, 1 in 65, and northern ireland s1 in a0. elswhere, thailand has reported its first 0micron cluster 21 infections, an outbreak traced to a belgian couple who had travelled to the country earlier in the month. in europe, italy has reintroduced mandatory face coverings outdoors, and greece is ordering people to wear facemasks both indoors and outdoors. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. that s it done. a christmas eve boo
christmas message this year, her first since the death of her husband prince philip. hello and welcome. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000 with 122,186 recorded today a separate survey from the office of national statistics found that on december 19th, an estimated 1 in 35 people in the uk had coronavirus that s1.74 million people. in london the ratio is much higher one in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid, the highest proportion of any region or nation in england. let me show you quickly the stats for the other nations. in wales it s around one in 45 scotland s rate is one in 65 and in northern ireland it s one in a0. but despite soaring cases, early findings suggest that the 0micron variant is milder than delta, and leads to less hospitalisation the head of the uk health security agency drjenny harries ca