The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “LIVE: Boris Johnson holds Covid press conference as fears rise over new Omicron variant” – below is their description.
Downing Street are set to hold a press conference, as the first UK cases of the omicron Covid variant were confirmed on Saturday.
Two people in Essex and Nottinghamshire have been found to have tested positive for the new variant, with officials carrying out mass testing in affected areas to identify further cases.
Ministers planned to impose travel restrictions on further countries where the mutation has been identified.
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