Covid: UK hits record case numbers for second day and Wales considers Christmas measures
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. …
A record number of daily coronavirus cases have been reported across the UK for the second day in a row, with 88,376 infections confirmed on Thursday – up by nearly 10,000 on the day before. However, there was also a new high of daily booster vaccines with 745,183 top-up or third doses given on Wednesday, which is over 300,000 extra jabs than were administered just one week ago. England’s chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, has warned Omicron variant cases could rise “incredibly fast”, but its peak might subside quickly due to the booster rollout.
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