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Boris Johnson "owes the British people the truth," according to the shadow cabinet minister.
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Brexiteer Farage has repeatedly spoken out against Australia shutting its borders to Djokovic.
"The real question is 'Why is England such a global outlier?'"
Official figures suggest England's R rate is now between 1.2 and 1.5.
At least 12 people have been reported to have been infected with the new strain.
Out of 137 health trusts in England, 24 have now reported "critical incidents".
"Symptoms don't = contagious virus."
This equates to around 3.27 million people, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Schools are expected to become a particularly large problem with Omicron transmission in the coming weeks.
Maggie Throup has been the vaccines minister for more than 100 days but has only just appeared on the morning media rounds.