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Omicron Covid variant could overwhelm NHS even if less severe, says Javid

No known Omicron deaths yet, says health secretary, as figures show hospitals at 94-96% capacity

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Hospitals are already operating at between 94% and 96% capacity, the organisation which represents NHS trusts has warned, as Sajid Javid said that there had been no known deaths from the Omicron variant in English hospitals so far.

There were, thus far, 10 people in English hospitals with the variant, the health secretary said, stressing that even if Omicron turned out to be less severe overall than the Delta variant it is supplanting, the sheer number of cases would still put the health service under severe strain.

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