there is a title wave of omicron coming. that was the british prime minister sounding the alarm sunday. after confirming the first hospitalizations due to the omicron variant. starting today everyone in england who can work from home is asked to do so. face coverings are compulsory in public. and parliament meets tuesday to consider a mandatory covid-19 pass. looking at the pictures here on the covid. talk about the covid picture in europe. the omicron variant spreads to more countries. i'm joined now by cnn in athens, greece. we're looking at the live pictures from kings cross station. in london. where of course we know now across england they put in the work from home practice. and so it's making for a quiet situation on the street. talk about the latest.