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Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab made Britons mistaken after declaring that hospitalisations had shot up to 250 from the Omicron variant. On Tuesday, he incorrectly declared the figures now in hospital with the new Covid variant was 250.
Then he modified later, “I know we’ve had one death and nine people who are hospitalized with [omicron].”
Mr Raab asserted that he “misinterpreted” or “misheard” host questions about hospitalisations and delivered an inaccurate number.
A Whitehall official told that the newest figure stays 10 hospital cases with omicron, pending a further update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
The figures conveyed by the UKHSA on Monday showed 10 people in hospital with omicron. Health secretary Sajid Javid also spoke on Monday there were 10 hospitalisations with the variant.
Meanwhile, Mr Raab stays with additional Covid restrictions being considered for Christmas or New Year to deal with the rise in new variant cases.
“These issues are always discussed. But we have got plan B which is required over the Christmas period.”
The number of people infected with Covid-19 in the UK, where most restrictions have been lifted, is approaching record levels in relative indifference, according to estimates published on Friday 25 March.
The Duke of York had vowed to fight to clear his name in court after being charged by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre became a victim who he sexually assaulted in three different circumstances when she was 17.
During a trip to the Caribbean, a photo of the British royal couple has crystallized many critics.
The UK's new sanctions on Russia will target individuals ranging from oligarchs to celebrities.
Banksy's work, CND Soldiers, has been sold at auction in London. The proceeds of the sale will go to a children's hospital in Ukraine.
EIMA International is the International Exposition of Machinery for Agriculture and Gardening, a biennial event created in 1969 by FederUnacoma.
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that hundreds of postmasters who were wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal will be cleared under new emergency laws.