‘Major incident’ declared in London amid huge concern at rise in Omicron cases

There have been 65,525 new cases confirmed in London in the last seven days, with 26,418 cases reported the last 24 hours – the highest figure since the start of the pandemic.

And in the last week, the number of Covid patients in the capital’s hospitals has risen by 29 per cent.

Mr Khan warned the city could run out of police officers, firefighters and NHS workers due to the rapidly rising cases forcing thousands of front-line workers into isolation.

He told Sky News: “We’re incredibly concerned by the huge surge of the Omicron variant in the last 24 hours.
— Read on www.thesun.co.uk/news/17079303/major-incident-declared-london-hospitals-covid-breaking-point/

This worry not only comes from the virus but also mandatory quarantines and time off of work. Society itself could grind to a halt. What’s happening in Europe will be the United States in two weeks