Scotland, Sweden and Portugal report new cases of the Covid-19 variant
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres expresses concern over travel restrictions that target southern African countriesHealth minister Sajid Javid, left, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson address the media in London, Britain. Picture: NEIL HALL/EPA/BLOOMBERG
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has responded to the emergence of Omicron by making mask-wearing compulsory in shops and on public transport in England. It has a travel ban on people from Southern Africa. “There's a lot we don't know about how our vaccine responds to this new variant. But although it’s possible that they may be less effective, it’s highly unlikely they will have no effect at all against serious disease,” Javid told MPs.
“There is no evidence yet that this is sustained, nor any evidence from the enhanced surveillance that it is widespread at this stage.” Portugal has found 13 cases of the variant at a Lisbon football club. Austria also reported their first cases. Barry Schoub, chair of the ministerial advisory committee on vaccines, talks to a Bloomberg panel about the Covid-19 variant Omicron.
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