UK, Germany Confirm First Cases Of Omicron Variant

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The United Kingdom and Germany have confirmed their first two cases of the new Omicron strain of coronavirus, linked to travel from southern Africa. The

Johnson warned the new variant could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, as he announced a strengthening of England’s rules at a Downing Street press conference, after the infections were identified in Nottingham and Brentwood in Essex.He said the UK is still in a “much, much stronger position” to tackle the Omicron variant because of its vaccination programme.

Two cases of the Omicron variant in Germany were detected in the southern German state of Bavaria, the regional health ministry has said.The two infected people entered Germany at Munich airport on November 24, before Germany designated South Africa as a virus-variant area, and are now isolating, the ministry said.

 

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