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The British government released its findings of a special investigation into government parties attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff while the UK was under COVID-19 lockdown and citizens were barred from socializing. Investigating 16 gatherings over a 20-month period, the report found that many of them should not have been allowed to happen and "represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time." The report, which noted that disciplinary action was not within its scope, was delayed due to a separate police investigation released last week that resulted in 126 fines to 83 people involved in the parties. Boris Johnson made a statement in the House of Commons regarding the report, saying he takes "full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch." He concluded that he wants to "move on and focus on the priorities of the British people."
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The London Metropolitan Police announced that it had begun a criminal investigation into parties held by Boris Johnson despite COVID-19 regulations in the UK. “I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of COVID-19 regulations,” the police commissioner said during a press conference.
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A new report from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency suggests that the Omicron Variant may be less likely to result in hospitalization for most patients. The report points to a 40% lower hospitalization rate for cases of Omicron as compared to the Delta Variant.
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References

  1. The Report
    assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

The United Kingdom recorded a record number of daily COVID-19 cases, 78,610, surpassing the previous record set in January. More than 11 million people have tested positive for the virus in the UK since the onset of the coronavirus.
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References

  1. @UKHSA
    twitter.com

Health officials in Britain announced that they've detected the first known cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron (formerly B.1.1.529), discovered just days ago in South Africa. In response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced updated guidance, including that any person entering the UK must self-isolate until receiving a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours of arrival.
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The U.K. Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization have advised that "in addition to those aged over 50 years and at higher risk from coronavirus (COVID-19), all adults aged 40 to 49 years should be offered an mRNA booster, 6 months after their second dose, irrespective of the vaccines given for the first and second doses."
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