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In reaction to the spread of the variation, the US, Japan, Israel, and a number of other nations have imposed international travel restrictions, while the WHO has warned against such restrictions.
Omicron symptoms are predominantly cold symptoms, runny nose, headache, sore throat and sneezing.
With a new highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus surging across Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of a "tidal wave" of infections.
The United Kingdom on Wednesday recorded 78,610 cases of coronavirus, its highest since the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020.
First UK death recorded with Omicron variant