BBC News:- The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally. 'An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled,' said WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that 'difficult decisions' must be made. A number of countries have acted to try to halt the spread of the variant, including imposing travel curbs. In the US, Omicron is now dominant, accounting for 73% of new infections. President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation on Tuesday but the White House said he was not planning
