Omicron: Sajid Javid says community transmission is happening in ‘multiple’ regions of England
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is now spreading in “multiple” parts of England, health secretary Sajid Javid told MPs on Monday. In a statement, the Mr Javid confirmed that community transmission of the variant was happening across the country. He said the 336 Omicron cases detected so far includes some with no links to international travel. “So we can conclude that there is now community transmission across multiple regions of England,” Mr Javid told MPs. Some 52 countries have now reported the presence of the new variant, with 11 - including Romania, Mexico and Chile - declaring their first cases this weekend, the health secretary said. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/covid-sajid-javid-omicron-variant-latest-update-commons-mps-b970250.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
