As the variation spreads across the country, a major incident has been declared in London, with over 10,000 new Omicron cases verified. Following days of record highs, another 90,418 daily Covid instances were registered across the UK on Saturday. Without additional measures, scientific advisers have warned that England’s hospital admissions might approach 3,000 per day. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said the significant event in the capital demonstrated “how serious things are.” On Saturday afternoon, ministers were briefed on the latest Covid statistics, ahead of a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee this weekend.
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