Omicron: Better to act now than to wait for deaths – Javid
The health secretary is asked whether the government's measures are out of step with the risk from Omicron.
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Covid: Boris Johnson sets new booster target over ‘Omicron tidal wave’
The UK is facing an Omicron emergency, says Boris Johnson, as boosters are offered to all over-18s in England.
Third of cases in London are Omicron – Zahawi
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi says the variant is "much more infectious" than Delta.