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And a half thousand. meanhile england confirmed 98,515 cases in the past day. the health secretary said 90% of covid cases in england are now thought to be the omicron variant and he urged people to be cautious with their new year s eve celebrations, saying the government won t hesitate to act in the future if necessary. here s our correspondent simonjones. after the christmas festivities, tough decisions. the government has been poring over the latest covid data to see if it thinks new measures are needed in england. but this afternoon, this decision. there will be no further measures before the new year. we won t be taking any further measures. of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations and, you know, take a lateralflow test, that makes sense, celebrate outside if you can. have some ventilation indoors if you can. ....
This christmas period, 11,030 were recorded on boxing day, and today, just over 10,500. meanhile england confirmed 98,515 cases in the past day. the health secretary said 90% of covid cases in england are now thought to be the omicron variant and he urged people to be cautious with their new year s eve celebrations, saying the government won t hesitate to act in the future if necessary. here s our correspondent simonjones. after the christmas festivities, tough decisions. the government has been poring over the latest covid data to see if it thinks new measures are needed in england. but this afternoon, this decision. there will be no further measures before the new year. we won t be taking any further measures. of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations and, you know, take a lateralflow test, that makes sense, celebrate outside if you can. have some ventilation ....
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The Australian share market finished session at an 11-month high on Wednesday, 20 January 2021, as investors risk sentiments bolstered by hopes for additional U. S. stimulus and a faster rollout of coronavirus vaccines under incoming U. S. President Joe Biden, who will be sworn into office later today. Meanhile, U. S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen signals her readiness to introduce large-scale fiscal stimulus measures at a Senate confirmation hearing also underpinned sentiments. At closing bell, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 added 27.78 points, or 0.41%, to 6,770.40, an 11-month high. The broader All Ordinaries climbed up 36.02 points, or 0.51%, to 7,051.01. Improvements have also been rather broad based with gains across nearly every sector. ....