LONDON: The long queue is seen outside the vaccination center in England on Monday with people queuing their booster vaccine doses, when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the first death of the country from the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
During a visit to the vaccine clinic in West London, Johnson warned against the satisfaction of the tenderness of the variant and also refused to override further restrictions outside the government’s work from home guidance now apply as part of the steps to overcome the omicron variant of Covid-19.
“Unfortunately, yes, Omicron produces inpatient care and unfortunately at least one patient has been confirmed to die with Omicron,” Johnson told reporters.
“So, I think the idea that this is somehow the version of the virus is lighter, I think it’s something we need to set on the one hand and only recognize the thin steps where it accelerates through the population.
So, the best thing we can do is all getting Our booster, “he said.