A new Covid variant has been named with people being told to once again ensure they are practising hygiene in line with Covid-19 standards such as washing their hands and ensuring you are not coughing without covering your mouth.
The Omicron sub-variant was first discovered on January 23 of this year according to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) 'Earliest documented samples' data with the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) reporting that the 'Arcturus' variant had already been detected in the UK.
It is said that around 50 cases are in the UK at present.
