Omicron is “the most significant threat” to public health in the UK since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities warn.
warned Wednesday, as the World Health Organization cautioned that the highly contagious Covid-19 variant was spreading at an unprecedented rate.over the coming days will be “quite staggering” compared to previous variants, said Jenny Harries, the head of the U.K. Health Security Agency.
Despite the advisories from domestic and international experts, there has been growing resistance to the British government's new Covid-19 measures — notably from members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party.
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