A major incident has been declared in London and more than 10,000 Omicron cases have been found in the UK, as the variant surges across the country.
The UK’s daily cases record was broken for a third consecutive day, with another 93,000 reported.
Cabinet ministers are currently being briefed on the latest Covid data.
London’s mayor said he was “incredibly concerned” by the city’s infection levels
The World Health Organization says the Omicron variant has been identified in at least 89 countries – and is spreading significantly faster than the Delta strain.
It is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, it added.
BBC