First person dies infected with the Ômicron variant in the UK
At least one patient has died in the UK after contracting the micron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (13).
"Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed that at least one patient has died from Ômicron," Johnson told reporters.
"So I think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus is something that we need to set aside and simply recognize the intense rate at which it spreads among the population."
Johnson has imposed tougher restrictions since the first cases of Ômicron were detected in the country on November 27, and this Sunday (12), asked people to receive booster vaccines to avoid overloading the health system.
British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Ômicron is spreading at a "phenomenal pace" and that it now accounts for around 40% of infections in London.
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