UK health minister confirms community transmission of Omicron variant

UK's health minister Sajid Javid told Parliament that the new Omicron variant of coronavirus is now in transmission within the community across regions of England.

The UK’s health minister on Monday told Parliament that the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 is now in transmission within the community across regions of England, as he confirmed a total of 336 cases of the mutation first detected in South Africa.

According to the latest data, there are now 261 cases in England, 71 in Scotland and four in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases across the UK to 336, Sajid Javid said in his statement to the House of Commons.