COVID-19: Omicron cases could hit 100,000 a day by January

by 24britishtvDec. 7, 2021, 9:50 p.m. 71
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Current projections suggest there could be 30,000 daily Omicron cases by Christmas Day and 100,000 by the New Year. One leading scientist has told Sky News there are more than 500 cases of the variant in the UK – and those cases are doubling every three to four days. But what impact will those soaring infections have on the NHS? And how many people will have received their booster jabs by then? Sky News' science and medical correspondent Thomas Moore takes a look. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol To enquire about licensing Sky News content, contact [email protected]

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