BBCNEWS BBC News December 24, 2021 16:12:00
Figures are probably a bit of an underestimate. the figures out from the oas ella today said 1.7 million people in the uk are infected with coronavirus at the moment, a number that has gone up by about a quarter over three days. it shows you that no matter how you look at it omicron is splitting very quickly, and we see the pressure that is putting on society. even if it doesn't cause any sickness at all, we had yesterday that about 1.5% of nhs staff were off work due to coronavirus, that has gone up and the last week. if that rate of growth and spread of omicron goes on, that will put pressur...
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