Minister confirms rapid increase of Omicron infections in UK
Minister confirms rapid increase of Omicron infections in UK

Sajid Javid tells the House of Commons that the rate of Omicron infections in the UK is currently estimated at 200,000 a day.

The health secretary says "while Omicron represents over 20% of cases in England, we've already seen it rise to over 44% in London and we expect it to become the dominant Covid 19 variant in the capital in the next 48 hours." Report by Blairm.

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