More than 40 countries have confirmed the new variant within their borders. Omocrat cases have been confirmed in at least 17 states. All international travellers are now required to take a covet 19 testWithin one day of leaving for the us. Scientists suggest that there could already be more than a thousand cases here.
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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