The new Covid variant is less concerning than Delta, Professor Chris Whitty has said.
The Chief Medical Officer urged calm in face of warnings around omicron mutation.
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The Chief Medical Officer urged calm in face of warnings around omicron mutation.
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🔴The delta variant is of greater concern to the UK than the new Covid mutation, England's chief medical officer has said amid rising international fears about the omicron strain
Prof Chris Whitty said ministers were right to take "precautionary" border measures to slow the arrival of the new variant into Britain
🔴But he warned that any attempt to impose "more muscular restrictions" could lose public support and suggested concern was best focused on more immediate threats
His comments came amid rising fear around the world, with billions wiped off shares.
➡️London's FTSE 100 fell 3.6 per cent – its biggest slide in more than a year – as investors took fright
➡️London's FTSE 100 fell 3.6 per cent – its biggest slide in more than a year – as investors took fright
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