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Omicron R number estimated to be between 3…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EAMrqsMZ9w0Dr Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, told a select committee on Thursday that for Omicron the R value was between 3 and 5 in the UK and that…

Sajid Javid updates MPs on UK Omicron cases…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6HTeOFJLhKwThe health secretary updates the Commons on the latest numbers of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus virus as well as new travel restrictions for those arriving in the UK Subscribe to Guardian News on…

Sajid Javid rules out compulsory Covid vaccinations in…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_lkX3DfkNzkThe health secretary says the UK 'won't ever look at' mandatory vaccinations for the general public, after Austria announced it would become the first country in Europe to make coronavirus jabs compulsory. This comes as several countries,…

‘I want my freedom back’: thousands in Austria…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-bUbDsi53DwThousands of people gathered in central Vienna to protest against the new tough pandemic measures in Austria. Whistling, clapping, blowing horns and banging drums, protesters – many of them far-right supporters – streamed into Heroes’ Square in…

Under-40s in UK to be offered alternative to…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KeB0SiE04AoPeople under 40 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine where possible and while infection rates remain low, following a recommendation from government advisers. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) reviewed…

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Boris Johnson announces new one-month lockdown for England

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zAYwY1FL-sIA second national lockdown will be imposed across England from midnight on Thursday with all non-essential shops, restaurants, pubs and leisure facilities to close for at least four weeks, Boris Johnson has said. Speaking at a last-minute…