The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday at least one person infected with Omicron had died, with the new variant spreading by 40% in recent days.
“Sadly, at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron,” said Johnson.
As of yesterday, 52 new deaths were recorded in the UK, according to worldometers’data.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said this Monday 10 people are hospitalized over the Omicron variant.
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned about the new Omicron to be spreading more by the end of the month, calling on people to take action in order to curb its surge, saying the two COVID-19 shots are not enough.
The UK was among the first countries to detect the first case of South Africa’s variant on November 27, with daily cases rising by more than 10,100 over the last 3 weeks.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), South Africa’s new variant is a highly transmissible virus of concern.
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