The UKHSA has projected that should Omicron continue spreading at its current rate, there could be between 80,000 to 90,000 UK cases per day by the end of December (image: Getty Images)Cases of the new Omicron Covid variant are doubling every three days, an influential scientist has warned. What is the latest on the Omicron Covid variant? The newspaper said scientists at the UK Health Security Agency had reached a similar conclusion after data showed the number of suspected Omicron cases more than doubled in the final week of November. “That’s going to be good news for the individual because we have less cases going to hospital, and partly this is due to our high vaccination rates. UK passes grim milestoneThe latest news on the Omicron Covid variant comes after the UK passed 170,000 deaths caused by Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

Source: The Times December 07, 2021 11:39 UTC