44K views · 372 reactions | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed the new UK strain of COVID-19 could be 30 per cent more deadly, with health chiefs now describing London hospitals as 'war zones.' 48 cases of the variant have been recorded in Australian hotel quarantine so far. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm | 9 News | Facebook

6.2K views · 79 reactions | UK reports 52,618 new COVID-19 cases and 1,162 deaths compared with 62,322 cases and 1,041 deaths on Wednesday | Reuters | Facebook

19K views · 201 reactions | The health secretary has said 2,967 cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant have now been recorded in the UK, having stood at more than 2,300 on Monday - a 28% increase. Sky's Ed Conway takes a closer look at the data. Read more: https://trib.al/7ksao9a | Sky News | Facebook

BREAKING: The UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began. Dr Susan Hopkins, from PHE, said: "Whilst the number of cases reported today include some from over the festive period these figures are largely a reflection of a real increase." https://trib.al/qP32YwJ | Sky News

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131 reactions · 20 shares | 9 in 10 adults have had the COVID-19 vaccine. Don't miss out on festive fun. Get your jab today. | nhs.uk | Facebook

12-15 year olds can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine. | nhs.uk