UK Covid live: Chris Whitty gives evidence on Omicron variant as people urged to minimise socialising

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Prioritise the things that really matter to you, he reiterates.

But if you wish to not end up self-isolating or unwell at a time you really don’t want to be, you really want to be doing fewer other things, he adds.

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