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The BBC reports: Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid said the UK Health Security Agency had detected cases in Chelmsford, Essex, and in Nottingham. He said the cases were linked to travel in southern Africa and they and their households were self-isolating …

Politico Europe reports: The U.K. government has dropped plans for vaccine passports to enter crowded venues in England. “I’m pleased to say that we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports,” Health Secretary Sajid Javid [photo] told the BBC. The plan, which was expected to come into force at the end of September, would have meant that …