Omicron is likely to become the dominant variant of coronavirus in the UK “in a matter of weeks,” a top scientist has warned.
Dr Jeffrey Barrett, director of the COVID-19 genomics initiative at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, said that omicron is spreading faster in the UK than the Delta variant.
Asked about the implications of that, he told BBC Radio 4: “Well, we don’t know and that’s the really critical question, of course, is how many of those cases of which there will likely be a large number will lead to severe disease?
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India’s leading doctors’ association has warned that the country could witness another devastating wave if additional measures aren’t introduced to prevent an outbreak of the omicron variant.
It has asked the Indian government to announce “additional” doses of vaccines for medical staff as the country is yet to take a decision on booster jabs.
“If we do not take adequate measures, we may have a massive third wave,” the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said. India has so far reported 23 omicron cases.
Source: The Independent
