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LISTEN: Omicron now thought to be the dominant strain of Covid 19 in NI

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Monday, 20 December 2021 07:26

Some experts want to see more measures

By Q Radio News

Around a third of the Prime Minister's top team are apparently pushing back against a possible lockdown before Christmas - including Boris Johnson himself.

Some experts want to see new measures brought in, fearing the highly-transmissible Omicron variant could cripple the NHS otherwise.

In Northern Ireland, the new variant is thought to now be a dominant strain.

One of the Government's scientific advisors David Spiegelhalter says he is not convinced by the argument that the latest version leads to a more-mild illness:

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