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The Alexandra Palace crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship vent at Johnson.
No immediate restrictions will be introduced but the prime minister said he would "reserve the possibility" of tighter measures soon.
Spiraling infections fuelled by Omicron heighten speculation about another lockdown.
PM accuses Sam Coates of Sky News of a question "that breaks the golden rule".
Some 93,045 infections reported as Omicron fuels three days of new highs.
Some 88,376 infections is almost 10,000 more than Wednesday.
Joy Morrissey is under fire after suggesting the chief medical officer should "defer" to elected politicians over Covid decision-making.
"We’re not saying that we want to cancel stuff, we’re not locking stuff down," the prime minister said.
Rishi Sunak has been accused of going "missing in action" after it emerged he was in California rather than at his Treasury desk in London.
But prime minister warned "workers will lose their jobs" if advice is not matched with financial help for pubs, bars and restaurants.