The new strain, called BA.2.12.1, made up 36.5 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country in the week ending April 30, according to data released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In her testimony to the Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kathleen bears witness to the devastating effects of Long COVID on her own health and livelihood, and that of her 13-year-old niece, Ellie, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on her first day at school last September.
DOMINIC LAWSON: Who did the BBC line up as its expert to pass judgment on the Prime Minister s announcement of measures to address the Omicron variant? Professor Susan Michie.