Sadiq Khan declares major incident over 'huge surge' in Omicron cases

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following the "huge surge" of Omicron cases and a stark increase in hospital admissions.The Mayor of London said he has been meeting with colleagues from the NHS, councils and the fire service about the rise in infections of the new COVID variant, with over 10,000 new cases reported nationwide today.Although no new measures have been announced, he said: "In the last 24 hours, we have had the largest number of new cases since the pandemic began, more than 26,000."Hospital admissions are going up but also staff absences are going up by massive levels, so I have taken the decision, along with our partners, to declare a major incident."A major incident is declared when an event or situation which could result in a range of serious consequences.