Balanced News: Covid-19: Cases climbing as health system heads for a Christmas crunch

It looks set to be a not-so-merry Covidy Christmas for many people, with one modeller warning one-in-20 could be infected during the height of the festive season. However, because hospital admissions usually lag by a couple of weeks, the early new year threatens to be the real crunch time for the health system. “Last weekend, for example, I saw more Covid-positive patients than I saw in those first waves a few months ago.