He stated that the rise in cases, not the severity of the disease, is leading to a surge in hospitalisations, as he claimed that the high case numbers are more serious than the lesser seriousness of the disease. ProfReicher went further with his analysis as he said testing figures may not be accurate. He suggested that Britain s testing ability is being over-rated and there has been under-reporting at Christmas. He added: On top of that, the figures don't take into account the number of infections that will have been caused by the socialisation that went on at Christmas. We are putting ourselves in a very risky position by allowing the infections to run out of control. READ MORE British tourists turned away by Austria after they didn't meet Covid travel requirements.