How probable is it Omicron Covid variant will take hold in UK?

  • 📰 The Guardian
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 53%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Analysis: UK’s early vaccine deployment and use of different vaccines to South Africa mean it’s too soon to say

Omicron is causing consternation around the world, with the variant found to be behind anin Covid cases in South Africa. Yet with just 42 cases confirmed in the UK so far, and most European countries seeing numbers in the double rather than triple figures, could this be a tentative sign the variant may fail to take hold outside southern Africa? The bottom line is it is too soon to say.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Very…with Johnson at the helm!

Very probable. No need to read

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 84. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Is Omicron more harmful than other Covid variants? And other questionsWhat's the Omicron Covid variant? Is it more harmful? How do I know if I have it? BBCYourQuestions has the answers you need The Omicron Variant is the best damn Cold War film they never made. Have you seen the propaganda rag front page The latest in a long line of buzz words used by those intent on keeping the pants of the histrionic permanently wet.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Martin Rowson on Boris Johnson and the Omicron variant – cartoonEvery eligible adult in the UK should be offered a Covid booster by the end of January as ministers race to increase protection against the Omicron variant, Boris Johnson has announced via theconwom
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Fears of another UK lockdown are on the rise after a rise in Omicron casesFears of another lockdown in the UK are on the rise after new restrictions and the emergence of a new Covid variant, known as Omicron Why? Omicron is less dangerous than Delta.
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Tell us: how have you been affected by the Covid Omicron variant?We would like to hear how you have been affected by the new variant first identified in the southern Africa region Or why not ask what we were doing, or not doing, while No 10 hosted 1 helluva party?! Government incompetence & overreach continues. Media complicity remains consistent. daughter's family visit to SA after 2,5 years in jeopardy as returning to expensive R49 000 quarantine in UK is 4 X the air ticket price....
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Israeli doctor believes he caught Omicron in London on 23 NovemberElad Maor, 45, travelled to London on November 19 and stayed at a hotel in Islington while attending the three-day convention at ExCeL London in Newham, east London, before returning to Israel.
Source: Daily Mail Online - 🏆 135. / 51 Read more »

Coronavirus news live: South Africa sees ‘exponential increase’ in Covid cases, dominated by Omicron variantThe Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in Covid cases in South Africa, accounting for almost three quarters of all new virus cases Extremely concerning for South Africa. Lol. good luck
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »