Health Minister Edward Argar says it's 'early days' understanding the severity of the Omicron variant but he 'does not anticipate' a holiday lockdown. Speaking to Sky's Kay Burley, he said the government is trying to slow the new variant down, but it's 'clear we can't stop it'. The World Health Organisation says the virus variant is a very high global concern. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: / skynews Follow us on Twitter: / skynews Like us on Facebook: / skynews Follow us on Instagram: / skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí / @skynewsespanol