Covid: Omicron may require ‘very stringent response’, say Sage scientists
Officials should prepare for a “potentially significant” wave of cases, government scientific advisers say. …
The advisers say that there is not currently any evidence of widespread community transmission of Omicron in the UK, as there has been in parts of South Africa. They say the impact on a country like the UK remains uncertain as it is different in terms of age structure, the numbers previously infected with coronavirus and the level of vaccination coverage.