Omicron cases could exceed 1 million by month-end – Sajid Javid

UK health security agency estimates number of infections to be 20 times higher than confirmed cases

Omicron cases could exceed 1 million by the end of this month on the current trajectory, Sajid Javid has told MPs, describing the new variant as an even more formidable foe".

In a statement delivered to the House of Commons, the health secretary said that there were 568 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant but that the estimated current number is probably closer to 10,000".