Head of the UK Ministry of Health: two cases of infection with the omicron strain 
cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus omicron. This is reported by Sky News.
According to him, cases of infection were recorded in Chelmsford and Nottingham. It is planned to conduct targeted testing there.
It is clarified that the infected are now in self-isolation with their household members. The authorities are finding out with whom the sick were in contact and contacting possible infected.
Earlier it was reported that a new strain of the omicron coronavirus was most likely identified in Germany. Presumably, a citizen who recently returned from a trip to South Africa was infected with the African strain.
The first cases of infection with the new variant became known on November 24. Then there were reports of dozens of people infected in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong. British scientists suggested that the new strain would be better at evading antibodies than the delta variant.