Dr Philippa Whitford @Dr_PhilippaW
Early marker S gene drop-out, rather than delayed genotyping, shows Omicron cases much higher & surging. If compare deaths from original SARS (772) with #COVID19 (>5.2 million) clear impact of transmissibility rather than severity. Tiny fraction of huge no. is still v big number! — PolitiTweet.org
Sky News @SkyNews
A total of 568 cases of the new variant have been confirmed in the UK, but Mr Johnson said "the true number is cert… https://t.co/UFmBhqfnVs