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Das Risiko einer weiteren Pandemie ist HOCH, warnt Chris Whitty

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Professor Chris Whitty, abgebildet auf dem heutigen Gipfel im Science Museum, London

Es besteht ein „relativ hohes“ Risiko einer weiteren Pandemie zu unseren Lebzeiten, schlug der britische Chief Medical Officer heute vor.

Professor Sir Chris Whitty sagte, dass es in den letzten zehn Jahren viele „Beinaheunfälle“ gegeben habe, wies auf Ebola- und Zika-Ausbrüche hin und warnte, dass die „Risiken vorhanden“ seien.

Wissenschaftler glauben, dass uns das moderne Leben aufgrund des globalen Fleischhandels, der Landwirtschaft und unserer engeren Interaktion mit Tieren

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SAGE wird sich nicht mehr regelmäßig treffen, um anzuerkennen, dass das Schlimmste von Covid vorbei ist

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SAGE wird sich nicht mehr regelmäßig treffen, da Großbritannien in eine neue Phase der Covid-Pandemie eintritt.

Die wissenschaftliche Beratungsgruppe unter dem Vorsitz von Sir Patrick Vallance und Sir Chris Whitty ist „bereit“, sich wieder zusammenzusetzen, falls das Virus erneut auftritt.

Es markiert einen weiteren bedeutenden Schritt bei der Rückkehr zur Normalität und deutet darauf hin, dass selbst die bekanntermaßen vorsichtigen Berater von Nr. 10 erkennen, dass das Schlimmste der Pandemie vorbei ist.

Das einflussreiche Gremium – bestehend aus 90 führenden

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SAGE gibt zu, dass Omicron-Krankenhausaufenthalte nicht annähernd das befürchtete düstere Niveau erreichen

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SAGE hat eingeräumt, dass seine erschreckenden Prognosen für die Aufnahme ins Krankenhaus von Omicron verfehlt waren – und warnt nun vor einem „langen Schwanz“ von Infektionen, wenn Großbritannien aus der vierten Welle hervorgeht.

Noch am 23. Dezember besagten Modelle der wissenschaftlichen Beratungsgruppe der Regierung, dass es bis Mitte Januar bis zu 10.000 tägliche Covid-Krankenhauseinweisungen geben könnte. In Wirklichkeit erreichten die täglichen Zulassungen in ganz Großbritannien knapp über 2.000 und sind in England bereits rückläufig, was dem Premierminister das Vertrauen gegeben

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England’s Covid hospitalisations hit highest level since FEBRUARY

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England’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were today given the green light after weeks of being hung in the balance as Boris Johnson held his nerve in the face of grim Omicron warnings from his own advisers and avoided bringing in tough new restrictions. 

The Prime Minister wants to rely on guidance urging people to limit socialising, rather than impose legally binding curbs like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland woke up to today.

Mr Johnson held crunch talks with his chief

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More than a MILLION Britons will be isolating on Xmas Day after catching Covid 

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More than 1million people in the UK are likely to be isolating with Covid on their own on Christmas Day, the latest data suggests.

England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned the Cabinet during an update on Tuesday that the new Covid variant was spreading ‘unbelievably fast’. 

According to official estimates, the speed at which the Omicron variant is spreading means that four times more people are likely to be isolating with Covid this Christmas than last December 25,

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Chris Whitty calls for ‘caution’ over promising Covid hospitalisation data in South Africa

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Professor Chris Whitty today called for ‘serious caution’ over a raft of promising data which suggests Omicron may cause milder disease. 

Fewer Covid-infected patients are being admitted to hospital wards in South Africa now compared to previous waves, sparking hopes that the strain is less lethal than the rivals it has outcompeted.  

But England’s chief medical officer told a Downing Street press briefing that the figures were to be expected, simply because the country had higher levels of immunity going

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Boris hits the brakes on Christmas lockdown as scientists give glimmer of hope

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PM’s statement ruling out Christmas Day curbs 

Good afternoon everybody.

I wanted to update you quickly on the latest Covid situation.

There is no doubt that Omicron continues to surge with a speed unlike anything we’ve seen before.

The situation remains extremely difficult but I also recognise that people have been waiting to hear whether their Christmas plans are going to be affected.

So what I can say tonight, is that naturally we can’t rule out any further measures after

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Boris FINALLY rules out new curbs before Dec 25

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PM’s statement ruling out Christmas Day curbs 

Good afternoon everybody.

I wanted to update you quickly on the latest Covid situation.

There is no doubt that Omicron continues to surge with a speed unlike anything we’ve seen before.

The situation remains extremely difficult but I also recognise that people have been waiting to hear whether their Christmas plans are going to be affected.

So what I can say tonight, is that naturally we can’t rule out any further measures after

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Furious tourism bosses blast Chancellor for ‘leaving them in the cold’

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Furious tourism bosses today blasted Rishi Sunak for ‘leaving them in the cold’ after the industry was excluded from his new £1billion Covid support package.  

The Chancellor has announced grants of up to £6,000 per premises for hospitality and leisure firms being crippled by a wave of cancellations following the emergence of the Omicron strain. 

The taxpayer will also cover the cost of statutory sick pay for Covid-related absences for companies with fewer than 250 employees. 

However, there was nothing

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D-day for Christmas as Boris Johnson considers new Covid curbs

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What was in Step 2 of Boris Johnson’s original lockdown exit road map? 

The Government could opt to impose a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England after Christmas, according to reports. 

Ministers and officials have apparently pencilled in December 28 as the potential date to trigger the new curbs. 

It was reported on Saturday that Whitehall officials had drawn up regulations which would effectively re-impose ‘Step 2’ of Boris Johnson’s old lockdown exit roadmap for two weeks.   

It is unclear which

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