Johnson warns ‘huge spike’ of Omicron cases on way at virtual Cabinet

Boris Johnson held a remote Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in the latest sign of rising concerns about the spread of Omicron (Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire)
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer both held remote meetings of their top teams on Tuesday in the latest sign of rising concerns about the spread of Omicron.
The Cabinet held its first virtual meeting for months, with England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty issuing a stark warning to expect a “significant increase in hospitalisations” as cases of the coronavirus variant increase.