MINISTERS are bullish that there is no need to add any more Covid restrictions to fight the new Omicron wave. No10 is set to review current restrictions this week but are not expected to make any changes. Health minister Ed Argar said hospitalisations are not crippling the NHS – although he expects them to rise but revealed that only 789 people on ventilators. He said: “I’m seeing nothing in the data right in front of me in the immediate situation, that suggests a need for further restrictions.” “We need cool, calm heads. We need to look at the data and we need to do everything possible to avoid any restrictions – restrictions or curbs must be the absolute last resort.” The minister said Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Sajid Javid are monitoring the data every day. It comes as a string of hugely positive studies show Omicron IS milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta. Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said.