BREAKING: There will be no new Covid restrictions before the new year, the health secretary said - but urged people to 'remain cautious' and celebrate outside on New Year's Eve if possible.
Watch: Sajid Javid confirms no new restrictions and defends why England is differing from the other nationsBut the health secretary said people should "remain cautious" and celebrate outside on New Year's Eve if possible.
Scotland and Northern Ireland have both tightened rules for a second day, with hospitality venues returning to table service only and social distancing returning in several settings. If this is right and the trends hold and are repeated elsewhere, it would suggest hospital numbers will peak at under half of what was seen last winter - very much best-case scenario territory.
A record 968,665 booster jabs and third doses were reported in one day last week, and the NHS said a further 1.5 million vaccination slots were available to book in England in the coming days.This variant is very contagious - it spreads faster than others and can infect people even if they are fully vaccinated
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