Omicron: The Netherlands officially enforces a one-month lockdown, 60% of Covid cases in the UK are caused by a new variant 13 December 2021 Updated 25 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The atmosphere in a city in the Netherlands, before the government announced the lockdown was issued today Saturday (18/12/21). Scientific advisers warn the number of patients being treated in the UK could reach 3,000 a day without any policy in place. "No one should doubt that a huge surge due to the Omicron variant will occur," Boris said in a televised statement Sunday night. "It is now clear that two doses of the vaccine are not enough to provide the protection we all need. According to the predictions of a number of scientists, the UK will face a large wave of Covid infections due to the Omicron variant in January, if social restrictions are not implemented. According to the research, the number of people in the UK currently infected with Covid is doubling every 2.4 days.

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