All Brits 'likely to be exposed to Omicron unless living like a hermit', says expert
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dailyrecord.co.ukOmicron is so infectious that people are "very likely" to come across someone infected with the new variant unless you are "living like a hermit", according to an expert.
The new variant is spreading so quickly that "you have to work on the basis that anyone you come into contact with has it", said the professor.
Professor Eleanor Riley, a professor of immunology and infectious disease at the University of Edinburgh, spoke on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
She warned that even if Omicron symptoms appear milder, so many people will come across the variant that a "lot of people" could still end up in hospital.However, you can be more confident if others have gotten a negative lateral flow (rapid) test result "within the last few hours".Prof
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