If deliberate, he added, it seemed that officials were “ in effect trying to buy time, as officials realise that data of rising hospitalisations is needed to justify lockdown ”.... Dr Harries conveyed the 17-day figure to Mr Javid in a telephone call last week, during a conversation about the likely lag between infection and hospitalisation.... Wider data on Covid-19 clearly indicates that there can be a substantial lag between infection and hospitalisation.”....

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On top of the current rules imposed on all travellers going to France from the UK, the French government could toughen up the protocol.... Gabriel Attal, the official government spokesperson, told France Info radio on Tuesday morning authorities will reveal new rules later this week.He said: “ We’re looking into how we might strengthen our framework, and that’s the work that is going on currently, and I think might be completed in a few days.” There are now at least 133 Omicron cases in France,

SEOUL: South Korean employers last month added the most jobs since 2014, signalling that the labour market was continuing to heal even as the government started to introduce new curbs to control the Omicron virus variant. The economy added 773, 000 jobs in December compared with last year, a tenth straight monthly improvement, though a jump in people seeking work contributed to an increase in the unemployment rate, according to government data yesterday. The participation rate rose to a seasonal

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" The health ministry will propose measures first to limit travel and so that people do not leave their homes unless necessary," the ministry's permanent secretary, Kiatiphum Wongrajit, told reporters, noting a halt to inter-provincial travel was also being proposed.... Other measures being proposed include closing down non-essential venues and areas that attract crowds, Kiatiphum said. The rules would be in place for 14 days and would cover the Bangkok metropolitan area and" buffer zones", Kia

BERLIN( Reuters)-Germany's coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan an expansion of measures to tackle the pandemic. The seven-day incidence rate-the number of people per 100, 000 to be infected over the last week-rose to 303 from 289 the previous day, figures from the Robert Koch Institute showed on Monday. The number of deaths increased by 43 to

Protestors attend a demonstration against the reinforced measures of the Belgium government to counter the latest spike of the coronavirus in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov.... Police, responded with tear gas and water cannons and sought to restore order as dusk settled on the Belgian capital.... In addition, 42 protesters were detained and two were arrested and charged in the violent spree that followed the march, said police spokesperson Ilse Vande Keere....

An exclusive poll for the Daily Express shows 75 per cent back using masks and four fifths think they should be compulsory on public transport.A similar number wants the Government to introduce Plan B, which would impose face coverings, working from home and Covid certificates in some situations.... Seven in 10 said they would" totally" obey the rules if that happened. Fears are mounting Britain has taken its eye off the ball and, as the party season approaches, a perfect storm of mass gatherin

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