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Hospitals under pressure but Covid plans unchanged - PM


 

  1. Boris Johnson says the NHS and hospitals are going to face "considerable pressure" in coming weeks due to the Covid surge
  2. The government will stick to current Plan B measures in England while keeping everything under review
  3. Although Omicron is clearly milder than other variants, it would be "folly" to think the pandemic is over, he adds
  4. He also says the majority of people in intensive care have not been vaccinated or boosted
  5. There are nearly 12,000 people in UK hospitals with Covid but that is far below the highest levels reached last winter
  6. Hospital admissions in London may also have peaked, NHS bosses suggest
  7. But a hospital trust in Lincolnshire has declared a critical incident due to Covid-related staff absences
  8. All secondary school pupils in England will be tested for Covid before returning to classrooms, where they will have to wear masks

Source: BBC
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