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The world as there is a race to understand what 0micron is going to mean. initially, it seems it spreads very rapidly. it is the most far spreading variant of covid. many mutations in this particular variant but the questions are still swirling about the impact of the variant, with some reports saying it is mild and others are urging caution. dr ewan harrison from the wellcome sanger institute which completes that work in the uk. thank you forjoining us. can you tell us what the latest is on the analysis of 0micron in the lab, effectively? fist analysis of omicron in the lab, effectively?— ...

With the president in rosemont, minnesota. >> reporter: president biden in minnesota today touting the benefits of the new infrastructure law. suddenly overshadowed by the stubborn fight against coronavirus. the white house waiting to learn more about the new omicron variant. but bracing for a potential threat to the nation's economic recovery. which fed chair jerome powell warned congress of today. >> greater concerns about the virus could reduce people's willingness to work in-person which would slow progress in the labor market and intensify supply chain disruptions. >> reporter: the presid...

For a couple of weeks. >> overnight the w.h.o. said the overall risk is assessed at very high. it's because of all of these new mutations. the more mutations could make it more transmissible and easier to evade your immune system. the key word is could. medical experts are urging caution. >> there's good reasons to think it will probably be okay, but we need to know the real answers to that. that's going to take two or three weeks. >> there's concern but the sky is not falling. this variant does not appear to be causing worse disease than anything we've seen before. this is not the main strain...

This is bbc news, i'm ben brown. our headlines at five: people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home "where possible" to help curb the spread of coronavirus. we are all very much united and asking the public to pay its part along with us as politicians that we can take every effort to try and minimize their transmission rates of the coronavirus. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that the vaccine passport scheme will not be expanded to other venues despite urging caution. i cannot emphasise strongly enough that our position is still precarious. the next f...

Cool. in colder conditions pushing in from the north. we could see some gales develop across the northeast of scotland. it will bring cold air in place for the rest of the week. into friday and saturday there is the potential for a stormy conditions. more details on that in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home "where possible" to help curb the spread of coronavirus. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that the vaccine passport scheme will not be expanded to other venues despite ur...