Coronavirus cases have spiked in recent weeks sparking concern over two Omicron sub-variants spreading rapidly.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) elevated the classification of Omicron BA.4 and Omicron BA.5 to the status of “variants of concern” on the basis of observed growth. It comes as cases of Covid-19 rose by almost a third in Scotland last week, according to the latest figures.
There were 15,541 cases reported in the week to June 19, up 30.5% from the previous week when there were 11,909, data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) shows.
