Omicron: David Davis outlines crucial Covid passport flaw

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With the new strain of the Covid-19 virus, named Omicron, appearing to be spreading fast, predictions suggest that cases could hit 1 million by the end of the year. The Government has suggested that everyone gets booster jabs, which is being made available according to priority by the NHS and public health services.

In yet another series of highly critical Tweets, Dominic Cummings has taken to Twitter to slam Boris Johnson and the Government over their handling of the Covid crisis.

Using the most open and frank language possible in political terms, Mr Cummings ends his Tweets with the hashtag #RegimeChange.

He said discussing antivirals: “We already have antivirals – our political parties and Whitehall have simply not done what a competent Gvt wd do – organise to manufacture and distribute so people can get in <48hours and greatly reduce the burden on NHS. Deathly incompetence that will continue without, #RegimeChange.” [Sic]

He added: “The failure of No10 and Parliament is much greater than Whitehall’s – latter cd have done this IF politicians had prioritised. Now they’re all just crossing their fingers…”

Warning that a full lockdown will happen just after Christmas said: “Odds must be >50 percent tells people – have Xmas and stay there (i.e where you are) – unless we get lucky on hospitalisation rates…” [Sic]

Replying to Dominic Cummings, and highlighting the pressure on NHS staff, Lilith Elle Montague said: “Isn’t part of the problem that there are more people in hospital compared to last year and the numbers of Covid patients has been fairly constant for months now leading to general exhaustion of staff & resources?”

With the notion that tougher measures could be introduced in the near future, the already torn apart Tory part is splitting even further.

Michael Gove is leading the push for tougher Plan C Covid-19 restrictions, including “pub passports” after pandemic modelling showed the Omicron variant could cause more hospitalisations than last winter.

However, Boris Johnson and Downing Street are said to be resisting Mr Gove’s calls for a new crackdown, as the Prime Minister faces a revolt from his own Conservative party in a vote over the introduction of Plan B rules.

Senior Cabinet ministers are said to be preparing to rebel against the Plan B measures in a vote next week led by Steve Baker, with 65 Tory MPs already indicating they will vote against.

Some of the names on the rebel list include former Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith, former Brexit Minister David Davis and former Trade Minister Dr Liam Fox.

A commons vote is set to be held on Tuesday over the Plan B measures, which require face masks to be worn in non-hospitality venues and ask people to work from home where possible.

NHS Covid passes will also be required in some venues, like nightclubs, from Wednesday.

The minister’s call to potentially cancel Christmas for a second year running comes as scientists advising the government have said tougher Covid restrictions may be needed to prevent Omicron from causing anywhere between 25,000 to 75,000 deaths in England over the next five months.

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NHS staff have stated that 90 percent of hospitalised Covid cases are non-vaccinated patients.

The Prime Minister is now torn between considering public safety, for example, in the form of a full lockdown over his own career.

With multiple scandals having already rocked the Conservative Party, from Christmas parties in Number 10 to contentious second jobs through lobbying, the decision to bring the country to a full lockdown may see the end of Mr Johnson as pressure grow on the PM to resign.

However, failure to act will no doubt lead to more deaths caused by Covid as a worst-case scenario, or at best, put yet more pressure on a frail and under-resourced and under-funded NHS.

Stark projections show the super-mutant variant could become dominant within days, prompting concerns that Boris Johnson will have no choice but to hit the panic button once more.

Of the nearly 1,900 Omicron cases in the UK, 1,757 have been found in England, 121 were detected in Scotland, 15 were in Wales and five in Northern Ireland.

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