Not less than one affected person has died in the UK after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Monday.
“Sadly not less than one affected person has now been confirmed to have died with Omicron,” Johnson advised reporters.
“So I believe the concept that that is by some means a milder model of the virus – I believe that’s one thing we have to set on one facet – and simply acknowledge the sheer tempo at which it accelerates by means of the inhabitants.”
Because the first Omicron instances had been detected on Nov. 27 in the UK, Johnson has imposed more durable restrictions, and on Sunday he urged individuals to get booster photographs to stop the well being service from being overwhelmed.
Well being Secretary Sajid Javid stated the Omicron coronavirus variant was spreading at a “phenomenal fee” and now accounted for about 40% of infections in London.
