UK science advisers brace for hundreds of confirmed Omicron Covid cases
by Nicola Davis and Ian Sample from on (#5SFAH)
Exclusive: Some may predate earliest cases of new variant found in South Africa last week
Scientific advisers are bracing themselves for hundreds of UK cases of the Omicron Covid variant to be confirmed in the next week or so, the Guardian has learned.
Some of them may predate the earliest cases of Omicron found in South Africa last week but could still be linked to travellers returning from the country, it is understood. Evidence of community transmission also emerged on Monday.
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