Kathmandu: 1,239 new infections of the new variant of corona virus Omicron have been added in the UK. In addition, the Omicron variant has been confirmed in more than 3,000 people. But the number of people infected with Omicron could be higher, according to British health experts.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has declared an "Omicron Emergency" as the transmission of the new Omicron is on the rise.

Johnson declared a state of emergency, saying a massive wave of Omicron was approaching. "No one should doubt that there will be a huge wave of Omicron," Johnson said in a televised address. "We are facing an emergency in the fight against the new variant."