LONDON: The omicron variant of Coronavirus spreads quickly and will be the dominant variant in the British capital in the next 48 hours, Health Secretary of Sajid Javid, Monday.
“There is no variant Covid-19 which spreads this quickly,” Javid said to Parliament.
“While Omicron represents more than 20 percent of cases in the UK, we have seen it up to more than 44% in London and we hope it will be the dominant Covid-19 variant in the capital in the next 48 hours.” Hundreds of queued for Jabsmeshile, hundreds of people queued for Covid vaccines in England cities on Monday and home testing kits after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned “tidal wave” from Omicron variants could overcome those inoculated with two shots.
Because the first Omicron case was detected on November 27th in England, Johnson had imposed a harder limitation and on Sunday he urged people to get booster shots to prevent serious citizenship.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that spreading the “phenomenal level” and now contributed about 40% of infections in London.
At the Center for Vaccination of St Thomas Hospital in the center of London, the queue of hundreds of people buried back to Westminster Bridge.
Reuters journalist also documents the queue throughout London and in Manchester, North England.
“Covid vaccine booking services are currently facing very high demand so that they operate the queue system,” said National Health Services on Twitter.
“For the others who experienced waiting, we would suggest trying again today or tomorrow.” Home testing kits are also not available.
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Johnson said the first patient in England had died after signing the Omicron variant.
Johnson, who wrestled with a rebellion in his party for the steps to curb Omicron and anger over the party in his street office during last year’s locking, said people had to rush to get a booster vaccine to protect “our freedom and our way of life”.
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After Covid-19 was first detected in China at the end of 2019, he faced criticism because he initially rejected the kuncian.
He has also been criticized for overseeing errors in transferring patients to care homes, and to build a test-and-trail system that failed to stop the deadly second wave.
Johnson has repeatedly said that while the mistake was made, the government made a quick decision in the largest public health crisis for generations and that the government quickly launched a vaccine.
More than 146,000 people have died of Covid in England.
‘Tidal Wave’as Johnson tried to stem the spread of Omicron, he faced anger that grew up from libertarian in his party for a faster Covid rule and sank the rank of polls.
He has faced criticism of the handling of a sandal scandal, the provision of a favorable Covid contract, repair Downing Street Flat and claims he intervened to ensure pets were evacuated from Kabul in August.
A survey of Ipsos Mori for London night’s standard newspapers showed the opposition workers of the Sirmer Worker was 13 percentage points ahead of Johnson, the first time a labor leader was seen as a more capable prime minister since 2008.
He also echoed other polls by showing.
Workers rose three points at 39% ahead of conservative Johnson, which fell one point since the last survey in November at 35%.
Javid said even though there were no deaths confirmed in England and only 10 people were treated at the Omicron variant, the rapid spread meant that unless the government followed up on health services could be overwhelmed.
“Two doses are not enough, but three doses still provide excellent protection against symptomatic infections,” Javid said.
The government wants to offer all adults booster in the new year, the ambition target is given a Christmas holiday and that vaccination 1 million people per day are around 530,000 today per day.
‘There is no tension that spreads this quickly’: hundreds of rushes for Jab as UK braces for omicron tidal waves’
