“I think if we don’t bring in new restrictions, sooner rather than later, you’re going to see even more positive cases and potentially public services like the NHS on the verge of collapse, if not collapsing,” he said. The UK in recent weeks reintroduced some measures – including mask-wearing in most indoor public venues and working from home – in an effort to curb infections.īut Khan urged the government to go further. What can the world learn from countries where Omicron is surging? The DC Department of Health is stepping up vaccination and booster shots as more cases of the Omicron variant are being discovered in the United States.
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People line up outside of a free COVID-19 vaccination site that opened today in the Hubbard Place apartment building on Decemin Washington, DC. Khan said Sunday that new Covid-19 restrictions were “inevitable,” on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. A “major incident” refers to an event requiring special arrangements between emergency services and local authorities. His comments come after London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday declared a “major incident” in the capital due to rapidly rising case numbers. We are extremely confident the number of infections – people with the disease but who have not been confirmed by a test – is significantly higher than that,” Javid wrote on Sunday. Yesterday saw more than 90,000 new cases reported across the UK. “Omicron spreads at a pace we have never seen before and has been doubling about every two to three days. Writing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Javid said that while a lot was still unknown about the severity of Omicron, the UK did know it was facing “a tsunami of infections in the coming days and weeks.” The Omicron variant now accounts for around 60% of Covid-19 cases in England, Javid also told Sky News Sunday. Some experts are now predicting it will become the dominant variant in the country before the end of the year.Įlsewhere in Europe, there is a looming sense of dread that despite the vaccine rollout, this year’s Christmas will look a lot like 2020 as Omicron spreads at a phenomenal rate in parts of the continent.Įlsewhere, the United Kingdom is in the grip of a surge in Omicron infections, with Health Secretary Sajid Javid telling the BBC on Sunday that he could not rule out restrictions before Christmas. The Netherlands had already been battling a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases before the Omicron strain reached its shores last month. In a televised address, Rutte said the lockdown was “unavoidable because of the fifth wave that is coming at us with the Omicron variant,” Reuters reported.įailure to act now would likely lead to “an unmanageable situation in hospitals,” Rutte added. Streets start to empty in Amsterdam on Saturday, December 18, 2021.
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