Maggie Throup said people who were being hospitalised were going in with less severe conditions than previously. Sky NewsVaccines minister Maggie Throup has been unable to say how many people are currently self-isolating with covid despite fears over widespread staff shortages. The latest figures show there were a further 157,758 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded in England and Scotland as of 9am on Monday. pic.twitter.com/lXvF9wEcMd — Desmond Swayne (@DesmondSwayne) January 3, 2022“The most important thing is to keep them [schools] open,” he said. Advertisement“We monitor staff absenteeism, I just said to you we’re running at about 8% last year.

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2022 10:35 UTC