COVID-19 Reports
Hospital Restricts Visitors Over COVID-19 Fears, Staff Shortage
- Omicron is now responsible for 90 per cent of cases in the UK…
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a hospital has banned visitors in response to growing COVID-19 cases.
Patients being treated at Northampton General Hospital will no longer be able to receive visitors, in a ‘difficult decision’ for the trust.
It comes after NHS chiefs today said that further restrictions were not needed, but that changes would be made if Omicron surged further.
Read also: South Africa Suggests Omicron Wave May Have Peaked
Omicron is now responsible for 90 per cent of cases in the UK and has taken over from the Delta variant.
It comes as a string of hugely positive studies show Omicron IS milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta.
COVID-19 booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said.
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