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The French government is closely monitoring the health situation in the United Kingdom. The country is indeed 10 days ahead of France on the progress of Omicron. Journalist Matthieu Boisseau, in duplex from London, takes stock of the situation, Thursday, December 30.
If in the United Kingdom the figures for Covid-19 panic, Thursday, December 30, at the same time some data are encouraging. “183,000 new cases of coronavirus yesterday [mercredi 29 décembre], a new record in the United Kingdom, but at the same time hospitalizations remain at a bearable level, according to the authorities “, with 12,000 patients Covid, indicates the journalist Matthieu Boisseau, in duplex from London on Thursday 30.
12,000 patients, or “almost three times less than last January, at the time of the Alpha variant”, recalls Matthieu Boisseau. According to UK data, cases of the Omicron variant appear to be less severe, although they are “taken with great caution“. Hospitalizations are however on the rise, and 4,000 additional beds have been deployed in England to deal with a possible hardening of the situation.