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Newsday: 16/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant

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16/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant

Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant

BBC World Service - Newsday, Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant

British officials say UK experience of the new Covid-19 strain is a warning to the world

British top health officials say UK experience of the new Covid-19 strain is a warning to the world.

As nations around the world react to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus European health authorities are warning of health services being overwhelmed unless stricter preventative measures are put in place.   
 
Migrants,  including children, who arrive illegally in the UK are often detained in very poor conditions,  according to a new report - we'll bring you the details.
 
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