The UK Covid Alert Level has been urgently increased in light of a rapid increase in Omicron cases. Following advice from the UK Health Security Agency, the UK Chief Medical Officers and NHS England National Medical Director have recommended to Ministers that the UK COVID Alert Level should increase from Level 3 to Level 4.
This is over concerns of increasing Covid-19 rates across the nation and the surge of Omicron cases. READ MORE:All UK adults set to be offered Covid booster vaccine to tackle Omicron variant Transmission of COVID-19 is already high in the community, mainly still driven by Delta, but the emergence of Omicron adds additional and rapidly increasing risk to the public and healthcare services.