Scientific adviser Prof Mark Woolhouse says variant is ‘spreading pretty rapidly’ across UK
The Omicron variant is “spreading pretty rapidly” across the UK and new travel rules will be too late to prevent a potential wave of infections, one of the government’s scientific advisers has said.
Ministers have announced all passengers arriving in the UK will have to take a pre-departure Covid test because of fears about the spread of the new variant. The measures will be introduced on Tuesday.