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Increasing restrictions, closing my class. you'll only be able to drink and eat at a table again. you will be able to stand at a bar. we obviously have friends made significant restrictions aimed at people who are not vaccinated. germany is on the safe as a netherlands under partial lockdown. act now says the paper. what's the case is made or at least the people is talking to cook what's the case is talking to cook what's the case is making was not the case they're making is that it simply not good enough to say there were going to wait to find out the answers to the many questions that omicro...

Moments from now, dr. fauci will be speaking. we'll bring you his comments live. the world all awaiting critical answers on omicron. this new coronavirus variant has now been found in at least 26 countries and territories, skplt wh -- and the white house is now considering stricter travel measures when it comes to testing. it's still too soon to know the threat that omicron poses. but more promising science today. israel's health minister says indications show current vaccines provide protection. another south african doctor tells cnn, omicron symptoms in younger patients have so far been mild...

Against severe disease. i do not want people to panic at this stage. if vaccine effectiveness is reduced, as seems pretty likely to some extent, the biggest effects are likely to be in preventing infections and hopefully there will be smaller effects on preventing severe disease. can we test for it? omicron has a different genetic signature to delta, which often shows up on pcr tests. but only about half of uk labs can pick up this signal. gene sequencing will also help track the spread of the variant here. we all want to know how much of a threat omicron poses, but it will be two to three wee...

I do not want people to panic at this stage. if vaccine effectiveness is reduced, as seems pretty likely to some extent, the biggest effects are likely to be in preventing infections and hopefully there will be smaller effects on preventing severe disease. can we test for it? omicron has a different genetic signature to delta, which often shows up on pcr tests. but only about half of uk labs can pick up this signal. gene sequencing will also help track the spread of the variant here. we all want to know how much of a threat omicron poses, but it will be two to three weeks before science gives ...

The biggest effects are likely to be in preventing infections and hopefully there will be smaller effects on preventing severe disease. can we test for it? omicron has a different genetic signature to delta, which often shows up on pcr tests. but only about half of uk labs can pick up this signal. gene sequencing will also help track the spread of the variant here. we all want to know how much of a threat omicron poses, but it will be two to three weeks before science gives us those answers. fergus walsh, bbc news. so, how worried should we be about the new variant? i've been speaking to dr wi...