NO need for new lockdown measures to tackle Omicron says NHS boss

NHS boss says there is NO need for any new lockdown measures to tackle Omicron

Chris Hopson said trust CEOs are warning to be careful in how daily hospitalisation numbers are construed. He believes that, although the numbers are going up, absence of many seriously ill older people is reassuring.

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