{"id":40132,"date":"2021-12-27T18:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T09:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/27\/covid-news-live-australia-case-rise-continues-omicron-grounds-1000-more-us-flights"},"modified":"2021-12-28T00:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T15:59:35","slug":"covid-news-live-boris-johnson-to-examine-new-hospital-data-australia-passes-milestone-of-10000-cases-in-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=40132","title":{"rendered":"Covid live news: walk-in PCR tests unavailable in England for several hours; France considers new curbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No walk-in PCR tests available in England <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/27\/covid-news-live-australia-case-rise-continues-omicron-grounds-1000-more-us-flights?page=with:block-61c9ce178f08d3319b5dd6b5#block-61c9ce178f08d3319b5dd6b5\">for a few hours due to \u2018high demand\u2019<\/a>; Emmanuel Macron expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/27\/covid-news-live-australia-case-rise-continues-omicron-grounds-1000-more-us-flights?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with:block-61c9968a8f08d3319b5dd417#block-61c9968a8f08d3319b5dd417\">announce new measures<\/a> in France<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2021\/dec\/27\/cabinet-ministers-sceptical-of-stricter-covid-curbs-in-england\">Boris Johnson not expected to announce more Covid restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/27\/germany-toughens-covid-restrictions-omicron-variant-takes-hold\">Germany toughens Covid restrictions as Omicron variant takes hold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/coronavirus-outbreak\">See all our coronavirus coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Queensland<\/strong> has detected 784 new Covid-19 cases but the health system is coping, state premier <strong>Annastacia Palaszczuk<\/strong> has said.<\/p>\n<p>Quarantine and testing policies are being reviewed and rapid antigen tests may be introduced for some people within 48 hours to take pressure of testing facilities, AAP reports.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want people to be alarmed by that, the real issue here is what is the impact it is having on individuals in hospitals? 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