One in three to one in four colds are actually coved. It's very hard to know what virus you've got just from the symptoms alone. Have any of those symptoms, it's really worth going and getting a cove test an. Because we know delto is highly transmissible omacon, there's signs it might be even more transmissible.
Over 40 countries have now confirmed the presence of Omicron. And, in the UK, scientists have been increasingly expressing their concern about the new variant. Some have speculated there could be more than 1,000 cases here already, and that it could become the dominant variant within weeks. To get an update on what we know about the Omicron variant, and how quickly it might be spreading, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Nicola Davis, the Guardian’s science correspondent. Help support our independent journalism at
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