England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has urged Britons to cut down on the number of “less important” social interactions they engage in this festive season given the rapid pace of Omicron’s spread.
Speaking at a press conference with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday – the same day the country recorded its highest daily number of new cases since the beginning of the pandemic – Whitty said the Omicron strain is moving at an “absolutely phenomenal pace.”
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