![]() ![]() It came as officials confirmed another 1,576 cases of the highly-evolved Omicron variant over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 4,713 - however this is believed to be a vast underestimate with the true number several times greater because not all positive tests are analysed for variants. The move comes as the NHS was told to put non-urgent care on the backburner once again and lead the country's mammoth Omicron-busting booster vaccine drive which aims to offer all 53million adults a third dose by the end of January - a goal that would require the programme doubling its current daily rate. Health service bosses have raised the alert to level four meaning they believe there is a real threat that an influx of Covid patients could start to force the closure of other vital services. The entire NHS England was put on the highest level of alert for the first time since March today after the UK's Omicron outbreak surged by 50 per cent in a day and the first death with the mutant strain was confirmed - as No10's turbocharged booster vaccine rollout was plagued with issues on its first day.
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