BBCNEWS BBC News December 8, 2021 20:14:00
That omicron does pose a threat. case numbers of omicron are doubling at least every three days, maybe even every two days at the moment. so it is accelerating very fast and to put that in context, it is the same if not faster than we sort with the original strain of the virus in march of last year so it is a concern. minutes of the meeting of the expert sage committee yesterday, seen by the bbc, say that with the speed of growth seen, decision—makers will need to consider response measures urgently to reduce transmission if the aim is to reduce the likelihood of unsustainable pressure on th...