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Was needed from government. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. covid infections in oxford have soared to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, mostly among young adults. from monday the city will follow places like bolton and bedford in getting extra government support for surge testing and vaccinations. with restrictions in england due to end in nine days time, people are urged to continue wearing facemasks in crowded indoor areas. so i have no problem with con...

Bulletins and in other places the case graph goes all the way back. and it does make clear that cases are still not back to where they were at the peak of reported cases in january. were at the peak of reported cases injanuary. it certainly is the case that there is more testing because of lateral flow testing. but if you take that out and you look at the more established pcr test, it is not hugely different now from what it was back at the peak in january and into february. of course, there is ...

And with the surge in the delta variant im concerned that in regions of the country that dont have high immunization rates we will see increases and surges and hospitalizations. >> at the white house also said to deploy response teams accost the u.s. to areas with the high spread of the delta variant. they will conduct surge testing, provide therapeutics, deply federal personnel to areas that need support staff or vaccinations. what more do you believe they should be doing? >> that is all very g...

The more people get it, the confidence grows. and also being arsenal supporters _ confidence grows. and also being arsenal supporters dont - confidence grows. and also being arsenal supporters dont like - confidence grows. and also being arsenal supporters dont like it i arsenal supporters dont like it does _ arsenal supporters dont like it does help. you get to see the stadium _ does help. you get to see the stadium. —— arsenal supporters pot-mac— stadium. —— arsenal supporters pot-ma...

Were rumours, is it safe, what is in the vaccine? but i think the more people get it, the confidence grows. also, being arsenal supporters, you get to see the stadium! - what we have learned is that the easier we make it four people, the closer we have these vaccine centres to where they live, the more likely they are to come and get a jab. the latest figures from public health england show that cases of the delta variant were up 46% in the week to the 21st ofjune. a further 540 people were admi...

Also, being arsenal supporters, you get to see the stadium! i what we have learned is that the easier we make it for people, the closer we have these vaccine centres to where they live, the more likely they are to come and get a jab. the latest figures from public health england show that cases of the delta variant were up a6% in the week to the 21st ofjune. a further 5a0 people were admitted to hospital with the virus. --51a. of those, 60% hadnt had a vaccine, while 20% were fully vaccinated. i...

Rates are highest in the north—west and north—east of england, and among i6—24—year—olds. surge testing has been ramped up in the worst—affected areas, but a report by the spending watchdog has found that there are still weaknesses in the test and trace system. there is a huge amount that has been spent on these tests. they have been sent out and we dont know if they have been used. there is use of expensive consultants, and also underused contact tracers and laboratories. there are ...

Winter, we will be launching our flue programme, not so far away now. if you are offered that flu vaccine if you are offered that flu vaccine i would encourage you to come forward to avoid the potential double danger of having influenza and covid. to take you through some of the latest data, the first slide. iam sure i am sure this figure will be familiar to people, showing the number of confirmed covid positive tests each day across the uk. you can see the numbers have been increasing in earlyj...

That means more than 31 million people or than 59% of uk adults people or 59% of uk adults are now fully vaccinated. meanwhile, those in england who have had both covid jabs and come into contact with someone infected with the virus could be spared having to isolate for ten days, if trials that are under way prove effective. ministers will no doubt be comforted by the success of the uks vaccination programme, but they will know, too, that news is mixed. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 10,00...

Yesterday, the uk recorded more than 10,000 new confirmed infections for the third day running, with the delta variant accounting for most of them. and surge testing is under way in some areas of south london and cumbria in response to a rise in cases. eligible adults are being urged to take up their vaccine as soon as possible. while the prime minister has not ruled anything out, he says hes confident there will not need to be a further delay to the lifting of englands lockdown restrictions. se...