BOB SEELY MP: Today I speak not to bury science but actually to praise it. I think during the Covid pandemic there has been some remarkable, wonderful science.

Anyang, in Henan province, was locked down after a handful of reported cases as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, sticking to a zero-Covid strategy.

MOS COMMENT: The arguments for restricting our daily life to fight Covid were first put forward in March 2020. They were powerful and convincing and backed by respected experts.

Mike Tindall has slammed politicians for breaking Covid-19 rules last year – saying they should take a leaf out of the Queen’s book on setting examples for the country.

New York and NYC are being hit hardest by the uptick in Omicron cases across the country, with a record of 23,391 cases reported as of Monday evening.

Zoran Radovanovic, 52, jetted off to return to his homeland after he was charged with multiple offences for sneaking out of Sydney during lockdown in August.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Have yourself a merry little Christmas, but don’t go making any plans for New Year just yet. That appeared to be the message coming out of Downing Street tonight.

The Prime Minister and his wife are seen sitting at a table with two people while another 13 were seen with bottles of alcohol nearby at a table and on the lawn of Downing Street on Friday 13 May 2020 (file image).

Health experts and business chiefs warned the ten-day isolation rule was ‘lockdown by stealth’ – keeping people at home even when their symptoms and infectiousness had eased.

Leaked minutes of a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) warn that restrictions are needed ‘very soon’ to avoid hospitalisations rising to 3,000 a day.