Two cases of Omicron Covid variant identified in
UK
The B.1.1.529 variant, described in Britain as ‘the
most worrying we’ve seen’, was first found in southern Africa
Haroon Siddique
Sat 27 Nov
2021 14.14 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/27/two-cases-of-omicron-covid-variant-identified-in-uk
The first
cases of the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant have been identified in the UK.
Two people
found to be infected with the Omicron variant are self-isolating, according to
the health secretary, Sajid Javid.
The
variant, described by the chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security
Agency as the “most worrying we’ve seen”, was first identified in southern
Africa.
On
Thursday, England and Wales announced a ban on flights from six countries in
southern Africa in an effort to prevent the virus penetrating their borders. The
first case in Europe was in Belgium.
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