Act now against Omicron to stop new Covid wave, UK ministers warned
by Ian Sample, Nicola Davis, Heather Stewart and Jess from World news | The Guardian on (#5SNA2)
Government privately being urged by advisers to tell people to work from home as UK cases of variant hit 134
UK ministers have been warned they cannot wait for new research on the Omicron variant and must act now to prevent a potentially very significant wave of infections" that risks overwhelming the NHS.
A 75 further cases of the variant have been identified in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday night, bringing the total number of UK confirmed cases to 134. The head of the agency, Dr Jenny Harries, said: We have started to see cases where there are no links to travel, suggesting that we have a small amount of community transmission."
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