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After a report in a sunday paper. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. even as new cases have surged, hospital admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. but each day, hundreds of thousands of people are having to isolate for at least seven days, so now there is a suggestion that period could be cut to five days instead. it would help with staff absenteeism, hence why i think if the experts, and i have to defer to the uk health and security agency, deem it appropriate that you ca...

Frustrating. >> and so, you know that there are cheaps that are cheaper and easier to acquire, and in fact, we are hearing from people who are talking to family members or friends in europe who are literally sending them tests from europe, because they can't get them here in america, and speaking of the administrations ramping up the efforts to really go hard, and there is data that the omicron wave could be reaching a peak in some regions, and so any efforts that happen after this moment are going to be a little bit late. so more broadly, the question is, what does this administration need to...

Pharmacy chains, walgreens and cvs say they had to temporarily close a small number of stores and now at least 80% of staff hospital beds are full in 21 states. more states are also reporting record pediatric covid hospitalizations at upnc children's hospital at children's hospital of pittsburgh, they have never been busier. right now the entire hospital has about 35 covid patients at this time last year, they had just five. >> it is exponentially increased in terms of our numbers. >> reporter: notably, nurses here like jackie are seeing fewer covid icu patients during the omicron wave. >> it'...

With covid in england is being cut to five full days from next week. covid restrictions are to be eased in wales as the data suggests the peak of the omicron wave here has already passed. pro—democracy demonstrators in sudan protesting against a military coup and facing a crackdown by security forces. it's not a yoghurt that can be taken out of the fridge and put back in multiple times. and the king of analogy gives up his throne. jonathan van—tam, famous for his pithy phrases during the pandemic, steps down from his official role. and coming up on the sport on the bbc news channel, all to...

Had negative tests on days five and six. it's hoped the move will ease pressure on employers hit by staff absences, including the nhs. it comes as the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to another record high during the pandemic. they did say there was a space in g a while ago. in the emergency department at warrington hospital, staff are having to manage competing pressures. the omicron wave is sweeping across north—west england with a fast—growing number of covid patients. we are running on escalation numbers every day, just to ensure we are...