LIVE: Boris Johnson Holds U.K. Covid Briefing in London

The U.K. government sees nothing in the data to suggest the need for further Covid-19 regulations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said, even as new cases remain at record levels.

Some 157,758 new coronavirus cases were logged nationwide on Monday, driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant. That brought the seven-day running total to almost 1.2 million, according to official data.

Yet while hospital admissions and occupancy are “increasing significantly,” the cases appear to be less serious than in previous waves of the pandemic, spokesman Max Blain told reporters at a regular briefing on Tuesday.

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[ant-lowe]

I'm more concerned, that his hair actually looks like it's been brushed 😂😂

[christinachapman]

I work in a care home and seven off our staff are off with Omicron even though they have had all three jabs

[michaeljohnstockton]

Utmost caution means Utmost compliance.

[simonsing]

Funny how you can get through LHR from a flight with BA from Istanbul and no one stopping anybody. Your full of BS