Omicron becomes dominant Covid variant in Wales
Omicron is now the dominant variant of coronavirus in Wales, the deputy chief medical officer has said."Our case rates were high before this Omicron wave started and our hospitals are already full as they try to deliver all the healthcare that's stacked up over the past year," Dr Jones said.Welsh pubs and bars hit 'far worse'
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Dr Jones said: "Omicron has been increasing in Wales with a doubling time of less than three days. "During the last two to three weeks it has gradually replaced Delta and is now the dominant variant, and because of that I expect we will see a further acceleration as Omicron continues its exponential growth."
He added there was concern Wales was now at "the beginning of a fourth wave of the pandemic" with a very transmissible version of the virus that is not affected by two doses of the vaccine "to a significant effect".
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