[New Year's eve on a knife edge: PM to rule on
new restrictions on Monday as scientists
predict any new curbs on socialising
could be in place until late MARCH - while London's
daily Covid hospital admissions surge by 92%
The PM is set to review the latest Covid figures
on Monday as further restriction could
be imposed before NYE
Covid hospital admissions in London
are within touching distance of the
threshold of 400 for a lockdown
Ministers are said to be watching
admission rates in London before pulling
the trigger on more national curbs]
But the next 2 Days there are no Guide Numbers
[The modelling has not yet been seen by
ministers,
who are expected to make a decision early next week,
potentially
as soon as Monday,
on extra restrictions.
The work was completed before the
latest data suggesting the Omicron variant
may produce less severe illness than the
Delta strain of coronavirus.
A consensus paper by the
Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group
on Modelling, Operational sub-group (Spi-M-O) published
today said 'rapidly enacted Step 2 measures
reduce the peak of hospital pressure to about
half its level under Plan B only'.
It also included a model examining the impact
'non-mandated behaviour change' would
have if it reduced mixing by half the amount
that Step 2 would achieve.]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ons-surge.html