Omicron UK surge

United States to follow. 200,000 new omicron infections per day in the UK now.

Zoe study

https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time

Official UK data

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases

Boris Johnson

UK faces a huge spike in omicron infections

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/covid-news-vaccine-booster-jab-restrictions-latest-cases-figures/

Mr Javid

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/health-and-social-care-secretary-oral-statement-on-covid-19

No variant of COVID-19 has spread this fast

4,713 confirmed cases of Omicron in the UK

UK Health Security Agency, cases of omicron, + 200,000 per day

Over 20% percent of cases in England

London, 44%

10 confirmed hospitalised in England with Omicron

Hospitalisations and deaths lag infections by around two weeks,

dramatically increase in the days and weeks that lie ahead

NHS England, return to its highest level of emergency preparedness: Level 4 National Incident.

Third dose is 70% percent effective at preventing symptomatic infection

COVID, should wait 28 days from their positive result to get their booster

Fully vaccinated contacts of a COVID-19 case will now be able to take daily lateral flow tests instead of self-isolating

Dr Susan Hopkins, UK Health Security Agency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/14/uk-omicron-infections-one-million-a-day-end-december-covid-christmas

This is growing very fast with a growth rate of initially two to three days,

and that growth rate seems to be shortening rather than lengthening

we are going to have a very difficult four weeks ahead

Risk of infection, omicron variant, eight times higher than the delta

Million cases per day by end of December

Professor Graham Medley, infectious disease modelling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The number of infections means that even though individually we are at less risk, at population level, the number of people ending up in hospital could get very large

Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, Stephen Powis, NHS Improvement chief executive

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/12/C1487-letter-preparing-the-nhs-potential-impact-of-omicron-variant-and-other-winter-pressures-v3.pdf

Patients medically fit to be sent home

Managing oxygen supplies

Increasing critical care capacity

Football

Manchester United cancelled game

Premier league, 42 players positive

Professor Chris Whitty
Every adult needs to get a booster jab in the face of the highly infectious variant
Boosters give you the best possible protection against the virus and should significantly reduce your risk of serious illness and hospitalisation

Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59656385

https://www.discovery.co.za/corporate/news-room

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