UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
"The threat of Omicron was laid bare by government scientists last night as they warned there are now hundreds of thousands of infections every day. That number could reach between 600,000 and 2 million by end of the month if new restrictions are not brought in immediately.
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"The government’s SPI-M-O group of scientists, which reports to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), also warned that, based on their modelling, hospitalisations could peak between 3,000 and 10,000 a day and deaths at between 600 and 6,000 a day.
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"The advisers suggested reintroducing measures “equivalent to those after step 2 or step 1 of the roadmap in England”. Rules included the “rule of six”, just two households meeting, barred holidays abroad, while care-home residents were allowed only one regular visitor.
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