SCHOOLS could close once again after Christmas if Omicron spirals out of control, Sajid Javid suggested this morning. Grilled on the fate of kids, the Health Secretary warned: “When it comes …
It's not known if they are seriously ill.with the variant doubling every two to three days."Reported tests are indicating about 1,600 cases, but the number of infections in the community will be multiple that - up to 10 times.for the latest updates"We've seen this movie before with the Kent and Delta variants.Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, told Mr Marr she has not yet heard reports of any deaths.
"It's really important to remember that it's just over two weeks since we first detected cases here," she said. "Hospitalisations start to be seen after two weeks, and deaths at three to four weeks, so it's too early to make assumptions."It's highly infectious, with a doubling rate of between two and three days
"If we see even half the severity we saw with Delta, then we're facing a very large number of hospitalisations and deaths."Public health chiefs have urged all parents to get their kids at the school tested before returning to classes.All year five students, aged nine or ten, have been advised to stay home and get tested,A year four class at the school has also been strongly encouraged to get tested in case the new variant has spread.
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