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Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Officer Sir Patrick Vallance will brief the Prime Minister about changes to the number of people being hospitalised by the contagious variant.... Experts fear any sharp increase could pile enormous pressure on the already overstretched NHS. The showdown comes at a time when studies suggest Omicron is significantly milder in severity than other strains, with the risk of hospitalisation between 50 and 70 percent lower than with the Delta str

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and Covid-induced restrictions were eased.... This implies that though the economy is in recovery