'Deplorable' scammers using fears of new Omicron covid variant to target Tayside victims

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the state had recorded nearly 11,000 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. That marks a 100% increase from the daily number of 5,400 new cases recorded just one week ago.

Piers Morgan is hoping to see in the New Year in his home in Los Angeles.The 56-year-old owns a palatial five-bedroom property in a sought after neighbourhood which he expects to visit if travel restrictions allow. Speaking on Twitter, the presenter said that he and his wife Celia Walden and their nine-year-old daughter Elise have plans to visit their second home over the festive period.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control data posted today shows the Omicron variant is now by far the most dominant strain of Covid in the nation. It took less than three weeks.

The Scottish Government has confirmed no new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

The Queen has decided to cancel her annual pre- Christmas family party next week.

Omicron has overtaken Delta as the most dominant variant in Manchester.

A Scottish Government request for extra military support to help combat Omicron has been approved.

The Queen is reportedly still going ahead with her Christmas party plans despite the surge of Omicron Covid cases.The 95 year old is said to be hosting an evening of wine, crackers and a festive dinner at Windsor before flying via helicopter to Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for Christmas Day itself.

A pupil at an Oldham secondary school is suspected to have tested positive for the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Scots are being urged to work from home wherever possible once again amid fears over the Omicron Covid variant.

COVID.The new variant has been dubbed ‘of concern’ by the World Health Organisation, partly due to the lack of known information around its transmissibility and likelihood of it causing severe illness.Italy has banned unvaccinated people from attending music venues, theatres, cinemas, sporting events, restaurants and bars.

Strictly Come Dancing end-of-series Christmas party has been reportedly cancelled over fears of the Omicron Covid variant. Cast and crew of the show were set to enjoy a boozy bash at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, where the BBC ballroom dance concert is filmed, after the final a week on Saturday.

The new Omicron variant could lead to more deaths due to its infectiousness and ability to re-infect people who have already had Covid, said an expert.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the new Omicron variant has been detected in at least 38 countries.

There have now been confirmed cases of the Omicron Covid variant in 22 places in England, the government has said.

UK regulators have approved a drug treatment to tackle the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.

A deal to buy enough vaccines to give every adult a fourth dose of protection against covid has been signed by the UK government.

Berlin Film Festival is forging ahead with plans for an in-person celebration this February, though the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is forcing conversations about contingency plans, multiple individuals familiar with the matter told Variety.While festival insiders described the group as “determined” to gather in-person, there have been talks about pushing the event as far out as June from its current scheduled run of February 10-20, 2022.