29 Nov 2021

Fears of regression as Omicron spreads around world

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 29 November 2021

The Omicron Covid variant is spreading across the world, and with it fear of a major step-back in the pandemic.

More than a dozen people now have it in the Netherlands, eight in France, three in the UK, and at least three in Australia.

Yet it's still unknown how dangerous the variant, first discovered in South Africa, really is.

Max Towle has more.