Sajid Javid says Omicron cases ‘could hit 1,000,000 after Christmas’
Sajid Javid says Omicron cases ‘could hit 1,000,000 after Christmas’
The doubling time of the Omicron variant is feared to be between two and three days (Picture: PA)
Sajid Javid has warned that the number of Omicron cases in the UK could top one million by the end of this month.
The Health Secretary said that while there are currently only 568 confirmed cases, ‘we know that the actual number of infections will be significantly higher’.
He told MPs the new variant…