Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.Extra vaccine sites, more appointments, additional volunteer vaccinators and military help are all part of plans to help achieve thebefore the new year. Boris Johnson declared "an emergency in our battle with the new variant Omicron" in a TV statement on Sunday evening, revealing the country faces a "tidal wave" of the strain.
to tackle Omicron. It's a "fast-moving form of coronavirus" which could lead to large numbers of people needing treatment from an already under-pressure NHS, says First Minister Mark Drakeford. The Welsh government wants "to act proportionately", says health minister Eluned Morgan, but the Tories are calling for vaccine boosters to be ramped up. In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned further measures might be needed in the weeks ahead.
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